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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 614 · 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.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a new party dress (c) a third cricket bat (d) drinking water
  2. 2.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a third cricket bat (c) school shoes (d) milk
  3. 3.Rahul has ₹1000. First Rahul pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and a water bottle (₹300). How many rupees are left for wants?
  4. 4.Karan has ₹450. First Karan pays for needs: socks (₹100) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  5. 5.Tara has ₹400. First Tara pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  6. 6.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) a schoolbag (c) drinking water (d) toothpaste
  7. 7.Rahul has ₹600. First Rahul pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and school shoes (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  8. 8.Priya has ₹500. First Priya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹120) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a third cricket bat (c) a glitter pen set (d) toothpaste
  10. 10.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a remote-control car (d) a school uniform
  11. 11.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) drinking water (c) vegetables (d) a third cricket bat
  12. 12.Manav has ₹350. First Manav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  13. 13.Aarav has ₹850. First Aarav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹260) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  14. 14.For Vivaan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  15. 15.For Riya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  16. 16.Farhan has ₹450. First Farhan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹150) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  17. 17.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a warm blanket (d) a new party dress
  18. 18.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) medicine when ill (c) rice and dal (d) soap
  19. 19.For Priya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  20. 20.For Lakshmi, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  21. 21.For Pooja, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  22. 22.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) rice and dal (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
  23. 23.For Gurpreet, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  24. 24.For Ananya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  25. 25.For Joseph, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  26. 26.For Kavya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  27. 27.For Zoya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  28. 28.Nisha has ₹400. First Nisha pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  29. 29.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) notebooks for school (c) a glitter pen set (d) a third cricket bat
  30. 30.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a video game (c) a remote-control car (d) bus fare to school
  31. 31.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a third cricket bat (c) vegetables (d) notebooks for school
  32. 32.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) drinking water
  33. 33.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) notebooks for school (c) a sticker album (d) school shoes
  34. 34.Ishaan has ₹950. First Ishaan pays for needs: socks (₹230) and school shoes (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  35. 35.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a sticker album (c) a new party dress (d) extra comic books
  36. 36.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a third cricket bat (c) milk (d) a video game
  37. 37.Rahul has ₹700. First Rahul pays for needs: a water bottle (₹170) and school shoes (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  38. 38.For Priya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  39. 39.Rohan has ₹600. First Rohan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  40. 40.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) soap (c) rice and dal (d) drinking water

Answer key

  1. drinking water
  2. a third cricket bat
  3. 560
  4. 290
  5. 240
  6. a video game
  7. 370
  8. 280
  9. toothpaste
  10. a school uniform
  11. a third cricket bat
  12. 200
  13. 530
  14. Need
  15. Need
  16. 210
  17. a warm blanket
  18. a remote-control car
  19. Need
  20. Need
  21. Want
  22. rice and dal
  23. Need
  24. Need
  25. Want
  26. Want
  27. Want
  28. 160
  29. notebooks for school
  30. bus fare to school
  31. a third cricket bat
  32. drinking water
  33. a sticker album
  34. 580
  35. a raincoat
  36. milk
  37. 380
  38. Need
  39. 480
  40. designer sunglasses

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