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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 511 · 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.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) a toy robot (d) a warm blanket
  2. 2.Sneha has ₹350. First Sneha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a water bottle (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  3. 3.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a new party dress (c) designer sunglasses (d) a bigger TV
  4. 4.For Aditya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  5. 5.Rahul has ₹650. First Rahul pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a geometry box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  6. 6.For Gurpreet, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  7. 7.For Meera, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  8. 8.Kabir has ₹400. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.Saanvi has ₹850. First Saanvi pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a raincoat (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
  10. 10.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) drinking water (c) sweets every day (d) a remote-control car
  11. 11.For Sneha, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  12. 12.For Aarav, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  13. 13.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) extra comic books (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a remote-control car
  14. 14.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a third cricket bat (c) rice and dal (d) bus fare to school
  15. 15.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) medicine when ill (c) a new party dress (d) rice and dal
  16. 16.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) milk (c) extra comic books (d) medicine when ill
  17. 17.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a schoolbag (c) a sticker album (d) designer sunglasses
  18. 18.Vivaan has ₹600. First Vivaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹160) and socks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  19. 19.For Lakshmi, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  20. 20.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a glitter pen set (c) school shoes (d) extra comic books
  21. 21.For Gurpreet, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  22. 22.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) notebooks for school (c) school shoes (d) soap
  23. 23.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) medicine when ill (c) a warm blanket (d) a glitter pen set
  24. 24.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) rice and dal (d) extra comic books
  25. 25.Tara has ₹300. First Tara pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.For Kabir, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  27. 27.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) extra comic books (c) vegetables (d) a remote-control car
  28. 28.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) soap (c) designer sunglasses (d) a toy robot
  29. 29.Sneha has ₹450. First Sneha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹140) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  30. 30.Dev has ₹300. First Dev pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  31. 31.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) vegetables (c) a remote-control car (d) notebooks for school
  32. 32.For Tara, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  33. 33.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) vegetables (c) a video game (d) sweets every day
  34. 34.Rahul has ₹650. First Rahul pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and a water bottle (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  35. 35.Aarav has ₹950. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹270) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  36. 36.For Diya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  37. 37.For Nisha, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  38. 38.Priya has ₹350. First Priya pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  39. 39.Aarav has ₹600. First Aarav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  40. 40.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a toy robot (c) school shoes (d) drinking water

Answer key

  1. a warm blanket
  2. 180
  3. a school uniform
  4. Want
  5. 430
  6. Need
  7. Want
  8. 240
  9. 540
  10. drinking water
  11. Want
  12. Need
  13. school shoes
  14. a third cricket bat
  15. a new party dress
  16. extra comic books
  17. a schoolbag
  18. 270
  19. Need
  20. school shoes
  21. Need
  22. a video game
  23. a glitter pen set
  24. rice and dal
  25. 100
  26. Want
  27. vegetables
  28. soap
  29. 240
  30. 160
  31. a remote-control car
  32. Need
  33. vegetables
  34. 420
  35. 570
  36. Need
  37. Want
  38. 240
  39. 420
  40. a toy robot

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