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Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 575 · 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.For Isha, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  2. 2.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a third cricket bat (c) school shoes (d) extra comic books
  3. 3.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) sweets every day (c) a new party dress (d) milk
  4. 4.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) school shoes (c) a third cricket bat (d) extra comic books
  5. 5.For Kabir, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  6. 6.Rahul has ₹400. First Rahul pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) school shoes (c) a video game (d) a new party dress
  8. 8.For Farhan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  9. 9.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a raincoat (c) soap (d) a remote-control car
  10. 10.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a raincoat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a schoolbag
  11. 11.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a third cricket bat (c) sweets every day (d) a warm blanket
  12. 12.For Manav, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  13. 13.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a schoolbag (c) medicine when ill (d) a new party dress
  14. 14.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) school shoes (c) vegetables (d) sweets every day
  15. 15.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a remote-control car (c) a new party dress (d) a fancy phone cover
  16. 16.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a new party dress (c) a bigger TV (d) soap
  17. 17.For Saanvi, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  18. 18.For Tara, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  19. 19.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) designer sunglasses (c) school shoes (d) milk
  20. 20.Kavya has ₹750. First Kavya pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  21. 21.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone cover (d) vegetables
  22. 22.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a video game (c) sweets every day (d) rice and dal
  23. 23.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) bus fare to school (d) a remote-control car
  24. 24.For Kabir, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  25. 25.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) rice and dal (d) a toy robot
  26. 26.For Sneha, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  27. 27.For Kavya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  28. 28.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a raincoat (d) a toy robot
  29. 29.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) bus fare to school (c) a video game (d) milk
  30. 30.For Saanvi, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  31. 31.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) medicine when ill (c) a video game (d) drinking water
  32. 32.For Riya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  33. 33.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a sticker album (c) drinking water (d) bus fare to school
  34. 34.Karan has ₹350. First Karan pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  35. 35.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) drinking water (c) sweets every day (d) a school uniform
  36. 36.For Aarav, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  37. 37.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) designer sunglasses (d) medicine when ill
  38. 38.For Vivaan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  39. 39.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) drinking water (c) a sticker album (d) a schoolbag
  40. 40.For Meera, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

Answer key

  1. Want
  2. school shoes
  3. milk
  4. school shoes
  5. Need
  6. 220
  7. school shoes
  8. Need
  9. a remote-control car
  10. a fancy phone cover
  11. a warm blanket
  12. Need
  13. a new party dress
  14. sweets every day
  15. bus fare to school
  16. soap
  17. Need
  18. Want
  19. designer sunglasses
  20. 570
  21. vegetables
  22. rice and dal
  23. bus fare to school
  24. Want
  25. rice and dal
  26. Want
  27. Want
  28. a raincoat
  29. a video game
  30. Need
  31. a video game
  32. Need
  33. a sticker album
  34. 210
  35. sweets every day
  36. Need
  37. medicine when ill
  38. Want
  39. a sticker album
  40. Need

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