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Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 594 · 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) milk (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a warm blanket (d) rice and dal
  2. 2.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a toy robot (d) medicine when ill
  3. 3.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a third cricket bat (c) vegetables (d) school shoes
  4. 4.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) milk (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a new party dress
  5. 5.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) bus fare to school (c) medicine when ill (d) a warm blanket
  6. 6.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) drinking water (d) extra comic books
  7. 7.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) designer sunglasses (c) school shoes (d) medicine when ill
  8. 8.For Sneha, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  9. 9.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a school uniform (c) medicine when ill (d) a glitter pen set
  10. 10.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) vegetables (c) a glitter pen set (d) a remote-control car
  11. 11.For Aarav, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  12. 12.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a raincoat (c) a bigger TV (d) a glitter pen set
  13. 13.For Rohan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  14. 14.For Kabir, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  15. 15.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) medicine when ill
  16. 16.For Lakshmi, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  17. 17.Saanvi has ₹350. First Saanvi pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  18. 18.For Dev, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  19. 19.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) medicine when ill (c) a toy robot (d) a bigger TV
  20. 20.Gurpreet has ₹800. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a water bottle (₹190) and a raincoat (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  21. 21.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a schoolbag (c) designer sunglasses (d) rice and dal
  22. 22.For Vivaan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  23. 23.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a remote-control car (c) notebooks for school (d) bus fare to school
  24. 24.For Meera, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  25. 25.Rohan has ₹550. First Rohan pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and socks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.For Karan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  27. 27.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) rice and dal (c) sweets every day (d) a remote-control car
  28. 28.Kabir has ₹350. First Kabir pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  29. 29.For Kabir, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  30. 30.For Aditya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  31. 31.Kabir has ₹750. First Kabir pays for needs: a geometry box (₹230) and a raincoat (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
  32. 32.Aditya has ₹1000. First Aditya pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and school shoes (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
  33. 33.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a schoolbag (c) toothpaste (d) a video game
  34. 34.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) designer sunglasses (c) notebooks for school (d) a new party dress
  35. 35.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a toy robot (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover
  36. 36.Karan has ₹350. First Karan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹80) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  37. 37.For Riya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  38. 38.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) notebooks for school (c) rice and dal (d) a third cricket bat
  39. 39.Manav has ₹550. First Manav pays for needs: school shoes (₹180) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  40. 40.For Meera, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

Answer key

  1. a fancy phone cover
  2. medicine when ill
  3. a third cricket bat
  4. milk
  5. a toy robot
  6. drinking water
  7. designer sunglasses
  8. Want
  9. a glitter pen set
  10. vegetables
  11. Want
  12. a raincoat
  13. Want
  14. Need
  15. medicine when ill
  16. Want
  17. 230
  18. Need
  19. medicine when ill
  20. 440
  21. designer sunglasses
  22. Need
  23. a remote-control car
  24. Need
  25. 300
  26. Need
  27. rice and dal
  28. 230
  29. Need
  30. Need
  31. 270
  32. 700
  33. a video game
  34. notebooks for school
  35. bus fare to school
  36. 160
  37. Need
  38. a third cricket bat
  39. 290
  40. Want

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