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Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 651 · 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.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a bigger TV (c) a glitter pen set (d) notebooks for school
  2. 2.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a bigger TV (c) extra comic books (d) drinking water
  3. 3.Manav has ₹400. First Manav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  4. 4.For Isha, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  5. 5.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a new party dress (c) a toy robot (d) toothpaste
  6. 6.Kabir has ₹700. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.For Pooja, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  8. 8.Vivaan has ₹350. First Vivaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.Joseph has ₹450. First Joseph pays for needs: socks (₹110) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  10. 10.For Dev, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  11. 11.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) extra comic books (c) sweets every day (d) a raincoat
  12. 12.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) bus fare to school (c) rice and dal (d) school shoes
  13. 13.For Ishaan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  14. 14.For Priya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  15. 15.For Kavya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  16. 16.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a bigger TV (c) a school uniform (d) extra comic books
  17. 17.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a third cricket bat (c) vegetables (d) a sticker album
  18. 18.For Joseph, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  19. 19.Tara has ₹600. First Tara pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  20. 20.For Aditya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  21. 21.For Lakshmi, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  22. 22.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a raincoat (d) sweets every day
  23. 23.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) designer sunglasses (c) medicine when ill (d) a third cricket bat
  24. 24.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) school shoes (c) soap (d) a remote-control car
  25. 25.For Kabir, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  26. 26.Karan has ₹450. First Karan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.Priya has ₹300. First Priya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  28. 28.Saanvi has ₹500. First Saanvi pays for needs: socks (₹70) and notebooks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  29. 29.For Ishaan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  30. 30.For Aditya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  31. 31.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) a video game
  32. 32.Arjun has ₹700. First Arjun pays for needs: a water bottle (₹220) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  33. 33.For Diya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  34. 34.For Sneha, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  35. 35.Gurpreet has ₹550. First Gurpreet pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  36. 36.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a third cricket bat (c) toothpaste (d) a fancy phone cover
  37. 37.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a glitter pen set (c) a new party dress (d) a third cricket bat
  38. 38.For Joseph, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  39. 39.For Riya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  40. 40.Aditya has ₹450. First Aditya pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?

Answer key

  1. notebooks for school
  2. drinking water
  3. 280
  4. Want
  5. toothpaste
  6. 510
  7. Want
  8. 200
  9. 250
  10. Need
  11. a raincoat
  12. extra comic books
  13. Need
  14. Need
  15. Need
  16. a school uniform
  17. vegetables
  18. Want
  19. 460
  20. Want
  21. Need
  22. a raincoat
  23. medicine when ill
  24. a remote-control car
  25. Want
  26. 270
  27. 130
  28. 280
  29. Want
  30. Need
  31. a warm blanket
  32. 420
  33. Want
  34. Need
  35. 430
  36. toothpaste
  37. rice and dal
  38. Want
  39. Need
  40. 260

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