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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 473 · 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.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) medicine when ill (c) soap (d) a sticker album
  2. 2.Aditya has ₹300. First Aditya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  3. 3.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) sweets every day (c) a warm blanket (d) a sticker album
  4. 4.Aditya has ₹350. First Aditya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  5. 5.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a third cricket bat (c) vegetables (d) a glitter pen set
  6. 6.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) vegetables (d) a glitter pen set
  7. 7.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a remote-control car (c) a raincoat (d) sweets every day
  8. 8.For Nisha, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  9. 9.Kabir has ₹500. First Kabir pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  10. 10.For Ishaan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  11. 11.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a remote-control car (c) extra comic books (d) a sticker album
  12. 12.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a new party dress (d) school shoes
  13. 13.For Tara, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  14. 14.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a third cricket bat (c) a new party dress (d) milk
  15. 15.For Ishaan, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  16. 16.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) designer sunglasses (c) toothpaste (d) a schoolbag
  17. 17.Tara has ₹350. First Tara pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  18. 18.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) extra comic books (c) a raincoat (d) medicine when ill
  19. 19.For Rohan, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  20. 20.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) sweets every day (c) rice and dal (d) notebooks for school
  21. 21.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) a new party dress (d) bus fare to school
  22. 22.For Aditya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  23. 23.For Lakshmi, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  24. 24.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a remote-control car (c) sweets every day (d) designer sunglasses
  25. 25.Karan has ₹800. First Karan pays for needs: notebooks (₹150) and a lunch box (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) bus fare to school (c) a warm blanket (d) rice and dal
  27. 27.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a new party dress (c) a raincoat (d) a remote-control car
  28. 28.Sneha has ₹800. First Sneha pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  29. 29.Arjun has ₹1000. First Arjun pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and a school uniform (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
  30. 30.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) a glitter pen set (d) milk
  31. 31.For Arjun, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  32. 32.For Dev, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  33. 33.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a video game (c) a warm blanket (d) a toy robot
  34. 34.For Ananya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  35. 35.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a toy robot (d) a remote-control car
  36. 36.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) vegetables (c) a toy robot (d) a video game
  37. 37.For Diya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  38. 38.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) extra comic books (c) a schoolbag (d) a fancy phone cover
  39. 39.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) drinking water (c) a toy robot (d) milk
  40. 40.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a remote-control car (c) soap (d) a video game

Answer key

  1. a sticker album
  2. 130
  3. a warm blanket
  4. 200
  5. vegetables
  6. vegetables
  7. a raincoat
  8. Need
  9. 350
  10. Need
  11. notebooks for school
  12. school shoes
  13. Need
  14. milk
  15. Need
  16. designer sunglasses
  17. 180
  18. extra comic books
  19. Want
  20. sweets every day
  21. bus fare to school
  22. Want
  23. Need
  24. medicine when ill
  25. 440
  26. designer sunglasses
  27. a raincoat
  28. 680
  29. 700
  30. milk
  31. Want
  32. Need
  33. a warm blanket
  34. Need
  35. a raincoat
  36. vegetables
  37. Want
  38. a schoolbag
  39. a toy robot
  40. soap

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