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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 480 · 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.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) medicine when ill (c) a raincoat (d) designer sunglasses
  2. 2.Dev has ₹800. First Dev pays for needs: a geometry box (₹240) and notebooks (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
  3. 3.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a video game (c) soap (d) a new party dress
  4. 4.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) school shoes (c) rice and dal (d) a bigger TV
  5. 5.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) notebooks for school (c) a video game (d) a school uniform
  6. 6.Aditya has ₹1000. First Aditya pays for needs: school shoes (₹170) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.For Ananya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  8. 8.Zoya has ₹350. First Zoya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.For Aditya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  10. 10.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a new party dress (c) sweets every day (d) a raincoat
  11. 11.For Rohan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  12. 12.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a video game (c) a warm blanket (d) a third cricket bat
  13. 13.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) toothpaste (c) extra comic books (d) a school uniform
  14. 14.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) school shoes (c) a glitter pen set (d) rice and dal
  15. 15.For Nisha, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  16. 16.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a schoolbag (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a school uniform
  17. 17.For Ishaan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  18. 18.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) sweets every day (c) vegetables (d) extra comic books
  19. 19.Rahul has ₹1000. First Rahul pays for needs: a lunch box (₹80) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  20. 20.Kabir has ₹400. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  21. 21.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a warm blanket (c) medicine when ill (d) a sticker album
  22. 22.For Diya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  23. 23.Ananya has ₹650. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹160) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  24. 24.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) milk (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
  25. 25.Vivaan has ₹500. First Vivaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a raincoat (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.Rahul has ₹350. First Rahul pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.Sneha has ₹500. First Sneha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  28. 28.For Lakshmi, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  29. 29.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) medicine when ill (c) school shoes (d) toothpaste
  30. 30.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a glitter pen set (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
  31. 31.Joseph has ₹400. First Joseph pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  32. 32.For Sneha, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  33. 33.For Meera, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  34. 34.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) vegetables (c) milk (d) a toy robot
  35. 35.For Riya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  36. 36.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a raincoat (c) a schoolbag (d) a glitter pen set
  37. 37.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) vegetables (c) school shoes (d) toothpaste
  38. 38.For Isha, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  39. 39.Karan has ₹600. First Karan pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  40. 40.For Diya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

Answer key

  1. designer sunglasses
  2. 300
  3. soap
  4. a bigger TV
  5. a video game
  6. 740
  7. Need
  8. 170
  9. Want
  10. a raincoat
  11. Need
  12. a warm blanket
  13. extra comic books
  14. a glitter pen set
  15. Need
  16. a fancy phone cover
  17. Need
  18. vegetables
  19. 830
  20. 270
  21. a sticker album
  22. Need
  23. 430
  24. a video game
  25. 270
  26. 170
  27. 320
  28. Need
  29. designer sunglasses
  30. bus fare to school
  31. 210
  32. Need
  33. Need
  34. a toy robot
  35. Need
  36. a glitter pen set
  37. a third cricket bat
  38. Want
  39. 390
  40. Need

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