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Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 562 · 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 ₹750. First Arjun pays for needs: a water bottle (₹240) and notebooks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  2. 2.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) notebooks for school (c) a third cricket bat (d) extra comic books
  3. 3.For Vivaan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  4. 4.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) toothpaste (c) a fancy phone cover (d) rice and dal
  5. 5.Priya has ₹350. First Priya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  6. 6.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) sweets every day (c) bus fare to school (d) designer sunglasses
  7. 7.For Ishaan, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  8. 8.For Pooja, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  9. 9.For Dev, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  10. 10.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) notebooks for school (c) rice and dal (d) a third cricket bat
  11. 11.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) medicine when ill (c) a raincoat (d) designer sunglasses
  12. 12.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) soap (c) a fancy phone cover (d) medicine when ill
  13. 13.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a fancy phone cover (c) school shoes (d) extra comic books
  14. 14.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a sticker album (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a video game
  15. 15.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a schoolbag (c) a school uniform (d) a glitter pen set
  16. 16.For Arjun, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  17. 17.Priya has ₹950. First Priya pays for needs: school shoes (₹200) and a geometry box (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
  18. 18.Dev has ₹400. First Dev pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  19. 19.Priya has ₹300. First Priya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  20. 20.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a schoolbag (d) milk
  21. 21.Aarav has ₹300. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  22. 22.For Dev, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  23. 23.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) school shoes (c) medicine when ill (d) a schoolbag
  24. 24.For Nisha, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  25. 25.Karan has ₹500. First Karan pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and socks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) drinking water (c) a raincoat (d) designer sunglasses
  27. 27.Farhan has ₹750. First Farhan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹170) and school shoes (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
  28. 28.For Kavya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  29. 29.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) a schoolbag (c) soap (d) bus fare to school
  30. 30.For Sneha, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  31. 31.Joseph has ₹700. First Joseph pays for needs: a water bottle (₹160) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  32. 32.Ishaan has ₹1000. First Ishaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹180) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  33. 33.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) milk
  34. 34.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) drinking water (c) a warm blanket (d) a fancy phone cover
  35. 35.Farhan has ₹300. First Farhan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  36. 36.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a glitter pen set (c) soap (d) a third cricket bat
  37. 37.For Ishaan, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  38. 38.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) notebooks for school (c) a new party dress (d) rice and dal
  39. 39.For Manav, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  40. 40.Riya has ₹850. First Riya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and notebooks (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?

Answer key

  1. 360
  2. notebooks for school
  3. Want
  4. a fancy phone cover
  5. 200
  6. bus fare to school
  7. Need
  8. Want
  9. Need
  10. a third cricket bat
  11. designer sunglasses
  12. a fancy phone cover
  13. school shoes
  14. medicine when ill
  15. a glitter pen set
  16. Want
  17. 530
  18. 300
  19. 150
  20. a fancy phone cover
  21. 110
  22. Need
  23. designer sunglasses
  24. Need
  25. 290
  26. designer sunglasses
  27. 350
  28. Need
  29. a new party dress
  30. Need
  31. 470
  32. 740
  33. milk
  34. a fancy phone cover
  35. 150
  36. soap
  37. Need
  38. a new party dress
  39. Need
  40. 570

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