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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 522 · 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 has ₹550. First Farhan pays for needs: socks (₹80) and school shoes (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
  2. 2.For Gurpreet, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  3. 3.Farhan has ₹850. First Farhan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  4. 4.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) a raincoat (d) designer sunglasses
  5. 5.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a video game (c) a warm blanket (d) a fancy phone cover
  6. 6.For Farhan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  7. 7.For Diya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  8. 8.For Vivaan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  9. 9.For Zoya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  10. 10.For Nisha, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  11. 11.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a sticker album (c) a video game (d) rice and dal
  12. 12.For Rahul, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  13. 13.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a sticker album (c) drinking water (d) extra comic books
  14. 14.For Rahul, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  15. 15.For Riya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  16. 16.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) drinking water (c) soap (d) a video game
  17. 17.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) notebooks for school (d) designer sunglasses
  18. 18.For Farhan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  19. 19.For Arjun, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  20. 20.Farhan has ₹750. First Farhan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and notebooks (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
  21. 21.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a toy robot (c) designer sunglasses (d) a remote-control car
  22. 22.Karan has ₹300. First Karan pays for needs: socks (₹90) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  23. 23.For Aditya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  24. 24.For Rohan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  25. 25.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a school uniform (c) milk (d) sweets every day
  26. 26.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a video game (c) bus fare to school (d) a glitter pen set
  27. 27.Ananya has ₹1000. First Ananya pays for needs: notebooks (₹260) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  28. 28.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) bus fare to school (c) a new party dress (d) a toy robot
  29. 29.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) drinking water (c) vegetables (d) a bigger TV
  30. 30.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a raincoat (c) rice and dal (d) sweets every day
  31. 31.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a remote-control car (c) extra comic books (d) a toy robot
  32. 32.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) drinking water (c) a schoolbag (d) soap
  33. 33.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) soap (c) a video game (d) a raincoat
  34. 34.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a glitter pen set (c) school shoes (d) sweets every day
  35. 35.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a remote-control car (d) a new party dress
  36. 36.Manav has ₹650. First Manav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and school shoes (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  37. 37.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) medicine when ill (c) school shoes (d) soap
  38. 38.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) vegetables (c) a school uniform (d) drinking water
  39. 39.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) rice and dal
  40. 40.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a bigger TV (c) notebooks for school (d) a remote-control car

Answer key

  1. 290
  2. Want
  3. 670
  4. a raincoat
  5. a warm blanket
  6. Want
  7. Need
  8. Want
  9. Need
  10. Want
  11. rice and dal
  12. Want
  13. drinking water
  14. Need
  15. Need
  16. a video game
  17. notebooks for school
  18. Need
  19. Need
  20. 480
  21. a warm blanket
  22. 160
  23. Want
  24. Need
  25. sweets every day
  26. bus fare to school
  27. 680
  28. bus fare to school
  29. a bigger TV
  30. sweets every day
  31. vegetables
  32. a sticker album
  33. a video game
  34. school shoes
  35. a schoolbag
  36. 440
  37. a bigger TV
  38. a toy robot
  39. rice and dal
  40. notebooks for school

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