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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 476 · 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.Lakshmi has ₹700. First Lakshmi pays for needs: socks (₹170) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  2. 2.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) notebooks for school (c) bus fare to school (d) rice and dal
  3. 3.Arjun has ₹950. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  4. 4.For Aarav, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  5. 5.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) notebooks for school (c) rice and dal (d) a glitter pen set
  6. 6.For Diya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  7. 7.Meera has ₹850. First Meera pays for needs: a lunch box (₹210) and socks (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
  8. 8.For Manav, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  9. 9.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) designer sunglasses (c) bus fare to school (d) drinking water
  10. 10.For Farhan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  11. 11.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a toy robot (c) a sticker album (d) a remote-control car
  12. 12.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) drinking water (c) a bigger TV (d) rice and dal
  13. 13.For Zoya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  14. 14.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) medicine when ill (c) drinking water (d) vegetables
  15. 15.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) bus fare to school (c) vegetables (d) medicine when ill
  16. 16.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a new party dress (c) milk (d) a raincoat
  17. 17.Sneha has ₹900. First Sneha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹250) and school shoes (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
  18. 18.Nisha has ₹600. First Nisha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹130) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  19. 19.Joseph has ₹850. First Joseph pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  20. 20.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) toothpaste (c) a school uniform (d) designer sunglasses
  21. 21.Farhan has ₹950. First Farhan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹200) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  22. 22.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) toothpaste (c) a sticker album (d) medicine when ill
  23. 23.For Kabir, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  24. 24.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) sweets every day (c) a glitter pen set (d) a sticker album
  25. 25.Zoya has ₹500. First Zoya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and a lunch box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) drinking water (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
  27. 27.Isha has ₹350. First Isha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  28. 28.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) school shoes (c) a warm blanket (d) a toy robot
  29. 29.For Ishaan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  30. 30.For Aarav, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  31. 31.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) vegetables (c) bus fare to school (d) milk
  32. 32.For Priya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  33. 33.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) extra comic books (c) notebooks for school (d) a toy robot
  34. 34.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a third cricket bat (c) a warm blanket (d) a video game
  35. 35.For Ishaan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  36. 36.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a bigger TV (d) notebooks for school
  37. 37.For Lakshmi, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  38. 38.For Rahul, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  39. 39.Nisha has ₹600. First Nisha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹80) and notebooks (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
  40. 40.Joseph has ₹950. First Joseph pays for needs: socks (₹220) and a geometry box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?

Answer key

  1. 400
  2. a fancy phone cover
  3. 750
  4. Want
  5. a glitter pen set
  6. Need
  7. 400
  8. Want
  9. designer sunglasses
  10. Need
  11. a warm blanket
  12. a bigger TV
  13. Need
  14. a new party dress
  15. a sticker album
  16. a new party dress
  17. 410
  18. 370
  19. 680
  20. designer sunglasses
  21. 640
  22. a sticker album
  23. Want
  24. bus fare to school
  25. 200
  26. a video game
  27. 180
  28. a toy robot
  29. Need
  30. Need
  31. a glitter pen set
  32. Need
  33. notebooks for school
  34. a warm blanket
  35. Need
  36. notebooks for school
  37. Need
  38. Need
  39. 330
  40. 600

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