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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 461 · 40 sums
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The method (Must have or nice to have?): Ask: can I live, stay healthy and go to school without it? If not, it is a need. If it is extra or just for fun, it is a want. Pay for needs first; money left for wants = money − needs.

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  1. 1.Tara has ₹600. First Tara pays for needs: a geometry box (₹200) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  2. 2.For Joseph, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  3. 3.Dev has ₹500. First Dev pays for needs: a raincoat (₹140) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  4. 4.Dev has ₹900. First Dev pays for needs: a school uniform (₹240) and notebooks (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
  5. 5.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) vegetables (c) a fancy phone cover (d) toothpaste
  6. 6.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) sweets every day (c) a fancy phone cover (d) vegetables
  7. 7.For Priya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  8. 8.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a warm blanket (c) a glitter pen set (d) a new party dress
  9. 9.For Arjun, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  10. 10.Farhan has ₹700. First Farhan pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a geometry box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  11. 11.Sneha has ₹350. First Sneha pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  12. 12.For Nisha, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  13. 13.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a sticker album (c) a new party dress (d) a video game
  14. 14.For Vivaan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  15. 15.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) rice and dal (c) a raincoat (d) a sticker album
  16. 16.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a remote-control car (c) a bigger TV (d) a sticker album
  17. 17.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a video game (d) extra comic books
  18. 18.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a third cricket bat (c) a schoolbag (d) a bigger TV
  19. 19.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) vegetables (c) soap (d) a glitter pen set
  20. 20.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a toy robot (d) drinking water
  21. 21.For Kabir, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  22. 22.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) bus fare to school (c) a toy robot (d) a bigger TV
  23. 23.Gurpreet has ₹750. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a raincoat (₹190) and socks (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
  24. 24.For Ishaan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  25. 25.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a warm blanket (c) school shoes (d) a glitter pen set
  26. 26.For Saanvi, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  27. 27.For Lakshmi, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  28. 28.For Zoya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  29. 29.Aarav has ₹650. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and socks (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
  30. 30.For Diya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  31. 31.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a sticker album (c) a third cricket bat (d) a warm blanket
  32. 32.Kabir has ₹500. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  33. 33.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) extra comic books (c) a glitter pen set (d) milk
  34. 34.For Isha, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  35. 35.For Farhan, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  36. 36.Pooja has ₹300. First Pooja pays for needs: socks (₹70) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  37. 37.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a sticker album (c) a toy robot (d) school shoes
  38. 38.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) designer sunglasses (c) a schoolbag (d) a bigger TV
  39. 39.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a video game (c) bus fare to school (d) medicine when ill
  40. 40.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) rice and dal (c) sweets every day (d) a sticker album

Answer key

  1. 270
  2. Want
  3. 260
  4. 460
  5. a fancy phone cover
  6. vegetables
  7. Need
  8. a warm blanket
  9. Want
  10. 460
  11. 150
  12. Need
  13. school shoes
  14. Want
  15. a sticker album
  16. milk
  17. rice and dal
  18. a schoolbag
  19. a glitter pen set
  20. drinking water
  21. Want
  22. bus fare to school
  23. 380
  24. Need
  25. a glitter pen set
  26. Need
  27. Need
  28. Want
  29. 410
  30. Want
  31. a warm blanket
  32. 310
  33. milk
  34. Need
  35. Need
  36. 170
  37. school shoes
  38. a schoolbag
  39. a video game
  40. rice and dal

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