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Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 477 · 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.Priya has ₹400. First Priya pays for needs: socks (₹60) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  2. 2.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a new party dress (c) a remote-control car (d) a glitter pen set
  3. 3.For Meera, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  4. 4.For Isha, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  5. 5.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a new party dress (c) a third cricket bat (d) a school uniform
  6. 6.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) toothpaste (c) school shoes (d) a third cricket bat
  7. 7.For Gurpreet, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  8. 8.Nisha has ₹450. First Nisha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) milk (c) a sticker album (d) extra comic books
  10. 10.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a glitter pen set (c) a video game (d) a raincoat
  11. 11.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a toy robot (c) soap (d) rice and dal
  12. 12.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) soap (c) a toy robot (d) designer sunglasses
  13. 13.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a video game (c) sweets every day (d) notebooks for school
  14. 14.For Tara, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  15. 15.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a school uniform (d) extra comic books
  16. 16.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) a toy robot
  17. 17.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) milk (c) a bigger TV (d) a schoolbag
  18. 18.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) soap (c) a sticker album (d) drinking water
  19. 19.For Farhan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  20. 20.Arjun has ₹450. First Arjun pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  21. 21.For Rahul, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  22. 22.For Tara, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  23. 23.For Farhan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  24. 24.For Karan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  25. 25.Gurpreet has ₹850. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a raincoat (₹200) and a geometry box (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a raincoat (c) a school uniform (d) a remote-control car
  27. 27.For Aarav, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  28. 28.For Nisha, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  29. 29.Kabir has ₹850. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  30. 30.For Rahul, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  31. 31.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a video game (c) notebooks for school (d) a schoolbag
  32. 32.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) soap (c) a third cricket bat (d) notebooks for school
  33. 33.Saanvi has ₹900. First Saanvi pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  34. 34.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a raincoat (c) notebooks for school (d) a video game
  35. 35.Kavya has ₹450. First Kavya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹140) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  36. 36.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a school uniform (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a raincoat
  37. 37.For Farhan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  38. 38.Zoya has ₹600. First Zoya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  39. 39.Isha has ₹450. First Isha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹120) and school shoes (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  40. 40.For Sneha, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

Answer key

  1. 290
  2. vegetables
  3. Need
  4. Need
  5. a school uniform
  6. a third cricket bat
  7. Need
  8. 300
  9. milk
  10. a raincoat
  11. a toy robot
  12. soap
  13. notebooks for school
  14. Need
  15. a school uniform
  16. a raincoat
  17. a bigger TV
  18. a sticker album
  19. Want
  20. 300
  21. Need
  22. Need
  23. Need
  24. Need
  25. 390
  26. a remote-control car
  27. Need
  28. Need
  29. 690
  30. Want
  31. a video game
  32. a third cricket bat
  33. 740
  34. a video game
  35. 260
  36. a fancy phone cover
  37. Want
  38. 480
  39. 210
  40. Need

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