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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 645 · 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.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a glitter pen set (c) a fancy phone cover (d) sweets every day
  2. 2.Lakshmi has ₹350. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  3. 3.Nisha has ₹1000. First Nisha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹310) and notebooks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  4. 4.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a schoolbag (c) a video game (d) milk
  5. 5.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) notebooks for school (c) drinking water (d) a third cricket bat
  6. 6.For Tara, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  7. 7.For Karan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  8. 8.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) rice and dal (c) a glitter pen set (d) bus fare to school
  9. 9.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) extra comic books (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover
  10. 10.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a bigger TV (c) drinking water (d) a third cricket bat
  11. 11.For Sneha, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  12. 12.Karan has ₹300. First Karan pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  13. 13.For Lakshmi, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  14. 14.For Karan, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  15. 15.Kavya has ₹850. First Kavya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and a geometry box (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
  16. 16.Sneha has ₹450. First Sneha pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and a geometry box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  17. 17.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) school shoes (c) a warm blanket (d) sweets every day
  18. 18.For Kavya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  19. 19.For Pooja, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  20. 20.For Manav, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  21. 21.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a third cricket bat (c) rice and dal (d) a sticker album
  22. 22.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) vegetables (c) a toy robot (d) drinking water
  23. 23.For Diya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  24. 24.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) rice and dal (c) bus fare to school (d) extra comic books
  25. 25.For Priya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  26. 26.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) designer sunglasses (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
  27. 27.Lakshmi has ₹450. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  28. 28.Meera has ₹550. First Meera pays for needs: socks (₹100) and school shoes (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  29. 29.Farhan has ₹600. First Farhan pays for needs: notebooks (₹160) and a raincoat (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  30. 30.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a school uniform (c) a raincoat (d) a sticker album
  31. 31.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a video game (c) designer sunglasses (d) school shoes
  32. 32.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) soap (c) bus fare to school (d) a new party dress
  33. 33.Ananya has ₹950. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹160) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  34. 34.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) notebooks for school (c) vegetables (d) a remote-control car
  35. 35.Zoya has ₹400. First Zoya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  36. 36.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a fancy phone cover (c) notebooks for school (d) a raincoat
  37. 37.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a new party dress (c) a bigger TV (d) a raincoat
  38. 38.For Rahul, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  39. 39.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) bus fare to school (c) a new party dress (d) school shoes
  40. 40.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) sweets every day (c) a raincoat (d) a toy robot

Answer key

  1. school shoes
  2. 150
  3. 550
  4. a video game
  5. a third cricket bat
  6. Want
  7. Want
  8. a glitter pen set
  9. a raincoat
  10. drinking water
  11. Need
  12. 140
  13. Need
  14. Want
  15. 550
  16. 190
  17. sweets every day
  18. Need
  19. Want
  20. Need
  21. rice and dal
  22. a toy robot
  23. Need
  24. extra comic books
  25. Want
  26. drinking water
  27. 330
  28. 300
  29. 290
  30. a sticker album
  31. school shoes
  32. a new party dress
  33. 730
  34. a remote-control car
  35. 240
  36. a fancy phone cover
  37. a raincoat
  38. Need
  39. a new party dress
  40. a raincoat

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