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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 546 · 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.Arjun has ₹350. First Arjun pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  2. 2.For Farhan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  3. 3.For Manav, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  4. 4.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) drinking water (c) a remote-control car (d) milk
  5. 5.Aarav has ₹800. First Aarav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and a school uniform (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  6. 6.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a video game (c) vegetables (d) school shoes
  7. 7.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) notebooks for school (c) medicine when ill (d) a raincoat
  8. 8.For Saanvi, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  9. 9.For Aditya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  10. 10.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) school shoes (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a video game
  11. 11.Aditya has ₹800. First Aditya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹150) and a school uniform (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
  12. 12.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a sticker album (c) a toy robot (d) a schoolbag
  13. 13.Priya has ₹1000. First Priya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹250) and school shoes (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
  14. 14.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a schoolbag (c) a video game (d) a raincoat
  15. 15.For Gurpreet, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  16. 16.For Rahul, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  17. 17.For Arjun, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  18. 18.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a fancy phone cover (c) drinking water (d) rice and dal
  19. 19.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) drinking water (c) vegetables (d) bus fare to school
  20. 20.For Tara, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  21. 21.For Saanvi, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  22. 22.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) school shoes (c) designer sunglasses (d) a school uniform
  23. 23.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) vegetables
  24. 24.For Ishaan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  25. 25.For Manav, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  26. 26.Pooja has ₹350. First Pooja pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a school uniform (c) a toy robot (d) milk
  28. 28.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a sticker album (d) a glitter pen set
  29. 29.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) milk (c) extra comic books (d) a third cricket bat
  30. 30.Saanvi has ₹600. First Saanvi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and socks (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
  31. 31.Isha has ₹350. First Isha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  32. 32.Isha has ₹300. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  33. 33.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a sticker album (c) school shoes (d) a remote-control car
  34. 34.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a new party dress (c) a raincoat (d) a school uniform
  35. 35.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) school shoes (c) a remote-control car (d) a fancy phone cover
  36. 36.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) a raincoat (c) a warm blanket (d) bus fare to school
  37. 37.For Nisha, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  38. 38.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) toothpaste (c) a video game (d) a sticker album
  39. 39.For Kavya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  40. 40.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a sticker album (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat

Answer key

  1. 200
  2. Want
  3. Want
  4. a remote-control car
  5. 580
  6. a video game
  7. sweets every day
  8. Want
  9. Want
  10. school shoes
  11. 410
  12. a schoolbag
  13. 510
  14. a video game
  15. Want
  16. Want
  17. Want
  18. a fancy phone cover
  19. extra comic books
  20. Need
  21. Need
  22. designer sunglasses
  23. vegetables
  24. Want
  25. Want
  26. 200
  27. a toy robot
  28. vegetables
  29. milk
  30. 310
  31. 210
  32. 150
  33. school shoes
  34. a new party dress
  35. school shoes
  36. a video game
  37. Want
  38. toothpaste
  39. Want
  40. rice and dal

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