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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 495 · 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.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a third cricket bat (c) a raincoat (d) soap
  2. 2.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a warm blanket (c) soap (d) a video game
  3. 3.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a warm blanket (c) a sticker album (d) a toy robot
  4. 4.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) school shoes (c) a toy robot (d) drinking water
  5. 5.Lakshmi has ₹900. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹200) and a geometry box (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
  6. 6.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a third cricket bat (c) a toy robot (d) a raincoat
  7. 7.Aarav has ₹800. First Aarav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and a lunch box (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  8. 8.Ishaan has ₹550. First Ishaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and notebooks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.For Gurpreet, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  10. 10.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) extra comic books (c) a sticker album (d) rice and dal
  11. 11.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a glitter pen set (c) a fancy phone cover (d) toothpaste
  12. 12.For Arjun, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  13. 13.For Nisha, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  14. 14.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a glitter pen set (c) a sticker album (d) notebooks for school
  15. 15.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a fancy phone cover (c) extra comic books (d) a school uniform
  16. 16.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) sweets every day (c) a glitter pen set (d) extra comic books
  17. 17.Arjun has ₹750. First Arjun pays for needs: socks (₹120) and a lunch box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  18. 18.Isha has ₹500. First Isha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹150) and notebooks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  19. 19.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) bus fare to school (c) a schoolbag (d) notebooks for school
  20. 20.For Arjun, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  21. 21.Diya has ₹550. First Diya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  22. 22.For Sneha, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  23. 23.For Sneha, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  24. 24.For Pooja, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  25. 25.For Kavya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  26. 26.Rohan has ₹450. First Rohan pays for needs: socks (₹50) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a glitter pen set (c) a new party dress (d) a toy robot
  28. 28.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a toy robot (c) a remote-control car (d) notebooks for school
  29. 29.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a new party dress (c) rice and dal (d) notebooks for school
  30. 30.For Kabir, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  31. 31.For Kabir, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  32. 32.Arjun has ₹700. First Arjun pays for needs: a lunch box (₹190) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  33. 33.For Arjun, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  34. 34.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a glitter pen set (c) bus fare to school (d) sweets every day
  35. 35.For Kavya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  36. 36.Pooja has ₹800. First Pooja pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and school shoes (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
  37. 37.For Kavya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  38. 38.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) drinking water (c) school shoes (d) a raincoat
  39. 39.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) medicine when ill (c) designer sunglasses (d) rice and dal
  40. 40.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) rice and dal (c) milk (d) soap

Answer key

  1. a third cricket bat
  2. a video game
  3. a warm blanket
  4. a toy robot
  5. 500
  6. a raincoat
  7. 520
  8. 370
  9. Need
  10. rice and dal
  11. toothpaste
  12. Need
  13. Want
  14. notebooks for school
  15. a school uniform
  16. a schoolbag
  17. 470
  18. 190
  19. a third cricket bat
  20. Need
  21. 400
  22. Want
  23. Need
  24. Need
  25. Want
  26. 320
  27. medicine when ill
  28. notebooks for school
  29. a new party dress
  30. Want
  31. Need
  32. 460
  33. Need
  34. bus fare to school
  35. Need
  36. 460
  37. Want
  38. a video game
  39. designer sunglasses
  40. a sticker album

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