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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 601 · 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.Priya has ₹500. First Priya pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  2. 2.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a third cricket bat (c) a warm blanket (d) a school uniform
  3. 3.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) extra comic books (c) a school uniform (d) a toy robot
  4. 4.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) medicine when ill (c) a school uniform (d) toothpaste
  5. 5.Nisha has ₹1000. First Nisha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹320) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  6. 6.For Isha, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  7. 7.For Ishaan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  8. 8.Priya has ₹350. First Priya pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.For Manav, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  10. 10.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a new party dress (c) medicine when ill (d) a school uniform
  11. 11.Arjun has ₹450. First Arjun pays for needs: a water bottle (₹150) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  12. 12.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a schoolbag (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a warm blanket
  13. 13.For Farhan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  14. 14.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a glitter pen set (d) soap
  15. 15.For Nisha, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  16. 16.For Vivaan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  17. 17.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) drinking water (c) extra comic books (d) a remote-control car
  18. 18.Kavya has ₹700. First Kavya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹210) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  19. 19.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) a sticker album (d) a warm blanket
  20. 20.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) bus fare to school (d) designer sunglasses
  21. 21.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) a school uniform
  22. 22.Ishaan has ₹750. First Ishaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  23. 23.For Vivaan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  24. 24.For Tara, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  25. 25.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) extra comic books (c) a video game (d) a fancy phone cover
  26. 26.For Joseph, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  27. 27.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a bigger TV (c) a third cricket bat (d) drinking water
  28. 28.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) school shoes (c) a fancy phone cover (d) sweets every day
  29. 29.Joseph has ₹650. First Joseph pays for needs: socks (₹210) and a lunch box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  30. 30.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) rice and dal (c) a third cricket bat (d) a school uniform
  31. 31.Farhan has ₹750. First Farhan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  32. 32.For Zoya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  33. 33.Dev has ₹600. First Dev pays for needs: a lunch box (₹140) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  34. 34.Rohan has ₹600. First Rohan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹130) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  35. 35.Lakshmi has ₹900. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹180) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  36. 36.For Aditya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  37. 37.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a remote-control car (c) a raincoat (d) a schoolbag
  38. 38.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a glitter pen set (c) a sticker album (d) designer sunglasses
  39. 39.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a toy robot (c) extra comic books (d) notebooks for school
  40. 40.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a fancy phone cover (c) rice and dal (d) a video game

Answer key

  1. 360
  2. a third cricket bat
  3. a school uniform
  4. a toy robot
  5. 600
  6. Need
  7. Want
  8. 170
  9. Want
  10. a new party dress
  11. 200
  12. a fancy phone cover
  13. Want
  14. soap
  15. Need
  16. Need
  17. drinking water
  18. 420
  19. a warm blanket
  20. bus fare to school
  21. a school uniform
  22. 560
  23. Need
  24. Need
  25. bus fare to school
  26. Want
  27. drinking water
  28. school shoes
  29. 280
  30. a third cricket bat
  31. 580
  32. Want
  33. 400
  34. 410
  35. 600
  36. Want
  37. a remote-control car
  38. milk
  39. notebooks for school
  40. rice and dal

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