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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 508 · 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 need? (a) toothpaste (b) a fancy phone cover (c) extra comic books (d) a glitter pen set
  2. 2.For Lakshmi, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  3. 3.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) vegetables (c) a fancy phone cover (d) bus fare to school
  4. 4.Farhan has ₹550. First Farhan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and school shoes (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  5. 5.Kabir has ₹850. First Kabir pays for needs: socks (₹180) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  6. 6.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) sweets every day (c) a toy robot (d) a third cricket bat
  7. 7.Saanvi has ₹950. First Saanvi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹280) and a raincoat (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
  8. 8.For Manav, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  9. 9.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) medicine when ill (c) sweets every day (d) a raincoat
  10. 10.For Meera, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  11. 11.For Manav, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  12. 12.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) rice and dal (c) a glitter pen set (d) extra comic books
  13. 13.Arjun has ₹500. First Arjun pays for needs: a geometry box (₹130) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  14. 14.For Sneha, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  15. 15.Ishaan has ₹300. First Ishaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  16. 16.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a bigger TV (c) a warm blanket (d) a toy robot
  17. 17.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) soap (c) toothpaste (d) rice and dal
  18. 18.For Aditya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  19. 19.For Karan, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  20. 20.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) designer sunglasses (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a video game
  21. 21.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) milk (c) bus fare to school (d) a schoolbag
  22. 22.For Gurpreet, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  23. 23.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) milk (c) a glitter pen set (d) a new party dress
  24. 24.For Sneha, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  25. 25.Rohan has ₹650. First Rohan pays for needs: notebooks (₹150) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a video game (c) school shoes (d) bus fare to school
  27. 27.For Manav, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  28. 28.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) designer sunglasses (c) drinking water (d) a sticker album
  29. 29.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) vegetables (d) a sticker album
  30. 30.For Aditya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  31. 31.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a bigger TV (c) extra comic books (d) drinking water
  32. 32.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) rice and dal (c) a toy robot (d) designer sunglasses
  33. 33.For Diya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  34. 34.Diya has ₹550. First Diya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹80) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  35. 35.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) sweets every day (c) school shoes (d) a schoolbag
  36. 36.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a toy robot (c) school shoes (d) a video game
  37. 37.Meera has ₹750. First Meera pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  38. 38.For Ananya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  39. 39.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a toy robot (c) a sticker album (d) a remote-control car
  40. 40.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a remote-control car (c) a glitter pen set (d) extra comic books

Answer key

  1. toothpaste
  2. Need
  3. a fancy phone cover
  4. 360
  5. 590
  6. soap
  7. 420
  8. Need
  9. sweets every day
  10. Want
  11. Need
  12. rice and dal
  13. 310
  14. Need
  15. 110
  16. a warm blanket
  17. a sticker album
  18. Want
  19. Need
  20. milk
  21. a third cricket bat
  22. Want
  23. milk
  24. Want
  25. 450
  26. a video game
  27. Want
  28. drinking water
  29. vegetables
  30. Want
  31. drinking water
  32. rice and dal
  33. Need
  34. 370
  35. sweets every day
  36. school shoes
  37. 560
  38. Want
  39. school shoes
  40. drinking water

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