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Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 584 · 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.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a school uniform (c) a glitter pen set (d) drinking water
  2. 2.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) milk (c) a video game (d) designer sunglasses
  3. 3.Aditya has ₹1000. First Aditya pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a school uniform (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
  4. 4.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a school uniform (c) a glitter pen set (d) drinking water
  5. 5.Meera has ₹800. First Meera pays for needs: a water bottle (₹120) and socks (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
  6. 6.For Nisha, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  7. 7.For Ishaan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  8. 8.Ananya has ₹850. First Ananya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) extra comic books (c) a raincoat (d) a sticker album
  10. 10.Tara has ₹1000. First Tara pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  11. 11.For Diya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  12. 12.Zoya has ₹350. First Zoya pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  13. 13.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) bus fare to school (c) rice and dal (d) a sticker album
  14. 14.Diya has ₹800. First Diya pays for needs: school shoes (₹200) and a water bottle (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
  15. 15.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) rice and dal (c) a glitter pen set (d) a new party dress
  16. 16.Zoya has ₹900. First Zoya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹120) and a raincoat (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  17. 17.For Arjun, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  18. 18.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) medicine when ill (c) a remote-control car (d) drinking water
  19. 19.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) bus fare to school (c) designer sunglasses (d) sweets every day
  20. 20.Karan has ₹450. First Karan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  21. 21.Riya has ₹300. First Riya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  22. 22.For Meera, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  23. 23.For Zoya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  24. 24.For Kavya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  25. 25.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a warm blanket (c) a video game (d) extra comic books
  26. 26.Isha has ₹950. First Isha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹280) and a raincoat (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.Ishaan has ₹850. First Ishaan pays for needs: socks (₹250) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  28. 28.Arjun has ₹350. First Arjun pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  29. 29.Zoya has ₹450. First Zoya pays for needs: socks (₹60) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  30. 30.Saanvi has ₹550. First Saanvi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  31. 31.For Saanvi, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  32. 32.For Aditya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  33. 33.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a raincoat (c) a sticker album (d) a remote-control car
  34. 34.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) vegetables (c) a raincoat (d) a new party dress
  35. 35.Meera has ₹650. First Meera pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a geometry box (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
  36. 36.Ananya has ₹950. First Ananya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹140) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  37. 37.For Aditya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  38. 38.For Diya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  39. 39.For Joseph, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  40. 40.Tara has ₹700. First Tara pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and a school uniform (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?

Answer key

  1. a glitter pen set
  2. milk
  3. 650
  4. a glitter pen set
  5. 480
  6. Need
  7. Want
  8. 710
  9. a raincoat
  10. 830
  11. Need
  12. 230
  13. a sticker album
  14. 400
  15. rice and dal
  16. 640
  17. Want
  18. a remote-control car
  19. bus fare to school
  20. 310
  21. 150
  22. Need
  23. Need
  24. Want
  25. a warm blanket
  26. 440
  27. 530
  28. 190
  29. 280
  30. 420
  31. Need
  32. Need
  33. a raincoat
  34. a new party dress
  35. 360
  36. 720
  37. Want
  38. Want
  39. Want
  40. 430

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