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Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 658 · 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.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a bigger TV (c) rice and dal (d) a toy robot
  2. 2.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) bus fare to school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) vegetables
  3. 3.For Joseph, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  4. 4.Priya has ₹700. First Priya pays for needs: socks (₹200) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  5. 5.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) soap (c) a sticker album (d) extra comic books
  6. 6.Pooja has ₹700. First Pooja pays for needs: school shoes (₹140) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.Nisha has ₹750. First Nisha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹160) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  8. 8.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a third cricket bat (c) a schoolbag (d) school shoes
  9. 9.Meera has ₹550. First Meera pays for needs: a geometry box (₹120) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  10. 10.Isha has ₹750. First Isha pays for needs: school shoes (₹240) and a geometry box (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
  11. 11.For Meera, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  12. 12.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) designer sunglasses (c) drinking water (d) sweets every day
  13. 13.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a sticker album (c) extra comic books (d) a warm blanket
  14. 14.For Saanvi, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  15. 15.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a schoolbag (c) a third cricket bat (d) medicine when ill
  16. 16.For Vivaan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  17. 17.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) sweets every day (c) a warm blanket (d) a school uniform
  18. 18.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a school uniform (c) a third cricket bat (d) toothpaste
  19. 19.For Aarav, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  20. 20.Meera has ₹400. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  21. 21.Diya has ₹800. First Diya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹200) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  22. 22.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) notebooks for school (c) toothpaste (d) a third cricket bat
  23. 23.Aarav has ₹950. First Aarav pays for needs: socks (₹270) and a school uniform (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
  24. 24.For Ishaan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  25. 25.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) vegetables (c) a fancy phone cover (d) rice and dal
  26. 26.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a school uniform (c) school shoes (d) a fancy phone cover
  27. 27.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a glitter pen set (c) vegetables (d) bus fare to school
  28. 28.For Tara, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  29. 29.For Meera, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  30. 30.Ishaan has ₹1000. First Ishaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹170) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  31. 31.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a glitter pen set (c) a new party dress (d) a toy robot
  32. 32.For Pooja, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  33. 33.For Dev, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  34. 34.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) a school uniform (d) a glitter pen set
  35. 35.For Zoya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  36. 36.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) bus fare to school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) toothpaste
  37. 37.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a schoolbag (c) a new party dress (d) a remote-control car
  38. 38.Isha has ₹1000. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹230) and a water bottle (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
  39. 39.Kavya has ₹750. First Kavya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and notebooks (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
  40. 40.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) sweets every day (c) extra comic books (d) a fancy phone cover

Answer key

  1. rice and dal
  2. a fancy phone cover
  3. Want
  4. 410
  5. soap
  6. 490
  7. 490
  8. a third cricket bat
  9. 380
  10. 330
  11. Want
  12. drinking water
  13. a warm blanket
  14. Want
  15. a third cricket bat
  16. Want
  17. sweets every day
  18. a third cricket bat
  19. Want
  20. 220
  21. 550
  22. a third cricket bat
  23. 480
  24. Want
  25. a fancy phone cover
  26. a fancy phone cover
  27. a glitter pen set
  28. Need
  29. Need
  30. 760
  31. vegetables
  32. Need
  33. Need
  34. a school uniform
  35. Need
  36. a fancy phone cover
  37. a schoolbag
  38. 510
  39. 400
  40. school shoes

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