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Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 635 · 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.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) milk (c) a third cricket bat (d) soap
  2. 2.Kavya has ₹700. First Kavya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  3. 3.Ishaan has ₹300. First Ishaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  4. 4.Arjun has ₹650. First Arjun pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and a geometry box (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
  5. 5.For Saanvi, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  6. 6.For Kabir, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  7. 7.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone cover (c) rice and dal (d) a bigger TV
  8. 8.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a school uniform (c) notebooks for school (d) a glitter pen set
  9. 9.Ananya has ₹600. First Ananya pays for needs: socks (₹170) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  10. 10.Priya has ₹300. First Priya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  11. 11.For Pooja, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  12. 12.Nisha has ₹700. First Nisha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  13. 13.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) vegetables (c) designer sunglasses (d) a new party dress
  14. 14.For Arjun, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  15. 15.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) school shoes (c) designer sunglasses (d) extra comic books
  16. 16.For Pooja, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  17. 17.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) drinking water (c) a remote-control car (d) a third cricket bat
  18. 18.Aarav has ₹750. First Aarav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and a lunch box (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
  19. 19.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) a school uniform (c) soap (d) school shoes
  20. 20.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) a sticker album (d) a schoolbag
  21. 21.Pooja has ₹950. First Pooja pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  22. 22.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) notebooks for school (c) a raincoat (d) a fancy phone cover
  23. 23.For Joseph, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  24. 24.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a bigger TV (c) drinking water (d) a third cricket bat
  25. 25.For Gurpreet, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  26. 26.Vivaan has ₹750. First Vivaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and a school uniform (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.Isha has ₹900. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  28. 28.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) toothpaste (c) medicine when ill (d) rice and dal
  29. 29.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a new party dress (c) a sticker album (d) a toy robot
  30. 30.For Kavya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  31. 31.For Tara, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  32. 32.For Arjun, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  33. 33.For Ishaan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  34. 34.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a video game (c) a schoolbag (d) drinking water
  35. 35.For Ananya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  36. 36.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a bigger TV (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover
  37. 37.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) a school uniform (d) a bigger TV
  38. 38.Saanvi has ₹600. First Saanvi pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a lunch box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  39. 39.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a video game (c) a warm blanket (d) a fancy phone cover
  40. 40.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) designer sunglasses (c) milk (d) medicine when ill

Answer key

  1. a third cricket bat
  2. 550
  3. 160
  4. 340
  5. Want
  6. Need
  7. rice and dal
  8. a glitter pen set
  9. 360
  10. 110
  11. Need
  12. 530
  13. vegetables
  14. Need
  15. school shoes
  16. Want
  17. drinking water
  18. 480
  19. a video game
  20. a schoolbag
  21. 730
  22. a fancy phone cover
  23. Need
  24. drinking water
  25. Need
  26. 470
  27. 630
  28. a fancy phone cover
  29. rice and dal
  30. Need
  31. Want
  32. Want
  33. Want
  34. a video game
  35. Want
  36. milk
  37. a school uniform
  38. 390
  39. a warm blanket
  40. designer sunglasses

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