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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 58 · 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 Tara, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  2. 2.For Manav, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  3. 3.For Farhan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  4. 4.Farhan has ₹550. First Farhan pays for needs: school shoes (₹160) and socks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  5. 5.Vivaan has ₹800. First Vivaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹140) and school shoes (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  6. 6.Joseph has ₹700. First Joseph pays for needs: a raincoat (₹140) and a geometry box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a schoolbag (c) a glitter pen set (d) medicine when ill
  8. 8.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) rice and dal (c) a toy robot (d) a new party dress
  9. 9.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) soap (c) a remote-control car (d) a glitter pen set
  10. 10.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) extra comic books (c) designer sunglasses (d) a raincoat
  11. 11.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a remote-control car (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover
  12. 12.For Nisha, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  13. 13.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) toothpaste (c) notebooks for school (d) a remote-control car
  14. 14.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) medicine when ill (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a remote-control car
  15. 15.For Saanvi, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  16. 16.For Dev, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  17. 17.For Vivaan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  18. 18.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a raincoat (c) a video game (d) notebooks for school
  19. 19.Rohan has ₹650. First Rohan pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a lunch box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  20. 20.Farhan has ₹400. First Farhan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  21. 21.Gurpreet has ₹800. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a school uniform (₹210) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  22. 22.For Meera, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  23. 23.Kavya has ₹500. First Kavya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a water bottle (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  24. 24.For Zoya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  25. 25.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a remote-control car (c) drinking water (d) a bigger TV
  26. 26.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a third cricket bat (c) a warm blanket (d) a remote-control car
  27. 27.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) rice and dal (c) drinking water (d) milk
  28. 28.For Karan, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  29. 29.For Kabir, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  30. 30.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) extra comic books (c) a third cricket bat (d) rice and dal
  31. 31.Dev has ₹550. First Dev pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  32. 32.For Kavya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  33. 33.Priya has ₹450. First Priya pays for needs: socks (₹60) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  34. 34.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) milk (c) extra comic books (d) a warm blanket
  35. 35.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a video game (c) sweets every day (d) a raincoat
  36. 36.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a school uniform (c) a third cricket bat (d) a raincoat
  37. 37.Sneha has ₹950. First Sneha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹170) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  38. 38.For Tara, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  39. 39.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a glitter pen set (c) bus fare to school (d) vegetables
  40. 40.Arjun has ₹400. First Arjun pays for needs: socks (₹130) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?

Answer key

  1. Want
  2. Need
  3. Need
  4. 220
  5. 490
  6. 400
  7. a glitter pen set
  8. rice and dal
  9. soap
  10. a raincoat
  11. milk
  12. Need
  13. a remote-control car
  14. medicine when ill
  15. Need
  16. Want
  17. Want
  18. a video game
  19. 450
  20. 230
  21. 530
  22. Need
  23. 310
  24. Need
  25. drinking water
  26. a warm blanket
  27. a sticker album
  28. Want
  29. Want
  30. rice and dal
  31. 410
  32. Want
  33. 340
  34. extra comic books
  35. a raincoat
  36. a third cricket bat
  37. 690
  38. Want
  39. a glitter pen set
  40. 220

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