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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 62 · 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.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a glitter pen set (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a school uniform
  2. 2.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover
  3. 3.Rohan has ₹400. First Rohan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  4. 4.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) medicine when ill (c) a video game (d) a toy robot
  5. 5.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) soap (c) a third cricket bat (d) milk
  6. 6.Aarav has ₹1000. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹190) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a bigger TV (c) rice and dal (d) toothpaste
  8. 8.For Vivaan, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  9. 9.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a video game (c) a third cricket bat (d) a raincoat
  10. 10.Nisha has ₹600. First Nisha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and school shoes (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  11. 11.For Nisha, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  12. 12.For Meera, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  13. 13.For Priya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  14. 14.For Saanvi, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  15. 15.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a schoolbag (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a school uniform
  16. 16.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) school shoes (c) a school uniform (d) a third cricket bat
  17. 17.For Arjun, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  18. 18.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) medicine when ill (c) a remote-control car (d) a toy robot
  19. 19.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a bigger TV (c) designer sunglasses (d) school shoes
  20. 20.For Meera, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  21. 21.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a toy robot (d) a glitter pen set
  22. 22.For Dev, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  23. 23.Farhan has ₹600. First Farhan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a raincoat (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  24. 24.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a warm blanket (c) a bigger TV (d) school shoes
  25. 25.Diya has ₹950. First Diya pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a raincoat (c) a bigger TV (d) notebooks for school
  27. 27.Ishaan has ₹550. First Ishaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  28. 28.For Farhan, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  29. 29.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) sweets every day (d) bus fare to school
  30. 30.For Nisha, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  31. 31.For Aarav, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  32. 32.Diya has ₹650. First Diya pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  33. 33.Aditya has ₹450. First Aditya pays for needs: socks (₹110) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  34. 34.For Gurpreet, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  35. 35.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a sticker album (c) medicine when ill (d) a toy robot
  36. 36.Ishaan has ₹600. First Ishaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and a water bottle (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  37. 37.For Riya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  38. 38.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) toothpaste (c) a toy robot (d) milk
  39. 39.Pooja has ₹850. First Pooja pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a school uniform (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
  40. 40.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a school uniform (c) designer sunglasses (d) medicine when ill

Answer key

  1. a school uniform
  2. milk
  3. 200
  4. medicine when ill
  5. a third cricket bat
  6. 680
  7. a bigger TV
  8. Need
  9. a raincoat
  10. 420
  11. Need
  12. Want
  13. Need
  14. Need
  15. a fancy phone cover
  16. a third cricket bat
  17. Need
  18. medicine when ill
  19. school shoes
  20. Need
  21. toothpaste
  22. Need
  23. 360
  24. a bigger TV
  25. 790
  26. a bigger TV
  27. 420
  28. Need
  29. bus fare to school
  30. Want
  31. Want
  32. 440
  33. 240
  34. Need
  35. medicine when ill
  36. 340
  37. Want
  38. a toy robot
  39. 490
  40. designer sunglasses

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