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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 550 · 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.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) extra comic books (c) rice and dal (d) drinking water
  2. 2.For Pooja, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  3. 3.Tara has ₹300. First Tara pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  4. 4.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a raincoat (c) a glitter pen set (d) a bigger TV
  5. 5.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) school shoes (c) a video game (d) toothpaste
  6. 6.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) school shoes (c) a warm blanket (d) a sticker album
  7. 7.For Manav, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  8. 8.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a new party dress (c) a bigger TV (d) school shoes
  9. 9.For Gurpreet, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  10. 10.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) vegetables (c) rice and dal (d) a toy robot
  11. 11.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) vegetables (c) a school uniform (d) milk
  12. 12.For Saanvi, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  13. 13.For Joseph, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  14. 14.Rohan has ₹350. First Rohan pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  15. 15.Rohan has ₹650. First Rohan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  16. 16.Zoya has ₹850. First Zoya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  17. 17.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a bigger TV (c) rice and dal (d) vegetables
  18. 18.For Saanvi, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  19. 19.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a sticker album (c) a remote-control car (d) designer sunglasses
  20. 20.For Nisha, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  21. 21.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) a school uniform (d) a glitter pen set
  22. 22.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a toy robot (d) a remote-control car
  23. 23.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) drinking water (c) a bigger TV (d) designer sunglasses
  24. 24.For Lakshmi, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  25. 25.Kavya has ₹950. First Kavya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and school shoes (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a toy robot (c) notebooks for school (d) a sticker album
  27. 27.For Lakshmi, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  28. 28.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a new party dress (d) a warm blanket
  29. 29.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a remote-control car (c) rice and dal (d) a video game
  30. 30.Aditya has ₹800. First Aditya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and socks (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
  31. 31.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) rice and dal (c) soap (d) a school uniform
  32. 32.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) rice and dal (c) drinking water (d) school shoes
  33. 33.Farhan has ₹350. First Farhan pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  34. 34.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) a schoolbag (d) a sticker album
  35. 35.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a raincoat (c) extra comic books (d) a sticker album
  36. 36.Aarav has ₹750. First Aarav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹120) and a geometry box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  37. 37.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) vegetables (c) a toy robot (d) a video game
  38. 38.For Manav, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  39. 39.For Aarav, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  40. 40.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a raincoat (c) a warm blanket (d) a fancy phone cover

Answer key

  1. extra comic books
  2. Want
  3. 180
  4. a raincoat
  5. a video game
  6. a sticker album
  7. Need
  8. school shoes
  9. Want
  10. a toy robot
  11. a glitter pen set
  12. Want
  13. Need
  14. 160
  15. 470
  16. 690
  17. a bigger TV
  18. Need
  19. a warm blanket
  20. Need
  21. a school uniform
  22. toothpaste
  23. drinking water
  24. Want
  25. 710
  26. notebooks for school
  27. Need
  28. a warm blanket
  29. rice and dal
  30. 550
  31. a remote-control car
  32. extra comic books
  33. 210
  34. a schoolbag
  35. a raincoat
  36. 510
  37. vegetables
  38. Need
  39. Need
  40. a fancy phone cover

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