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Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 664 · 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.For Kabir, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  2. 2.For Priya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  3. 3.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a remote-control car (c) rice and dal (d) medicine when ill
  4. 4.For Diya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  5. 5.For Ishaan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  6. 6.For Diya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  7. 7.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) rice and dal (c) sweets every day (d) a bigger TV
  8. 8.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) notebooks for school (c) a school uniform (d) rice and dal
  9. 9.Priya has ₹500. First Priya pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and notebooks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  10. 10.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
  11. 11.Rahul has ₹600. First Rahul pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  12. 12.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a sticker album (c) toothpaste (d) a toy robot
  13. 13.Joseph has ₹800. First Joseph pays for needs: a lunch box (₹120) and socks (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
  14. 14.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) rice and dal (c) a warm blanket (d) a glitter pen set
  15. 15.For Saanvi, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  16. 16.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a remote-control car (c) sweets every day (d) a toy robot
  17. 17.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) milk (c) a schoolbag (d) a toy robot
  18. 18.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a warm blanket (c) a sticker album (d) a remote-control car
  19. 19.For Farhan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  20. 20.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) sweets every day (c) toothpaste (d) a remote-control car
  21. 21.For Zoya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  22. 22.Gurpreet has ₹300. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  23. 23.For Dev, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  24. 24.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) drinking water (c) a sticker album (d) medicine when ill
  25. 25.Tara has ₹500. First Tara pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a water bottle (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.For Aditya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  27. 27.Manav has ₹700. First Manav pays for needs: school shoes (₹210) and a water bottle (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
  28. 28.Aarav has ₹400. First Aarav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  29. 29.Farhan has ₹500. First Farhan pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  30. 30.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a third cricket bat (c) a glitter pen set (d) medicine when ill
  31. 31.For Farhan, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  32. 32.Nisha has ₹800. First Nisha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹160) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  33. 33.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) bus fare to school (c) designer sunglasses (d) notebooks for school
  34. 34.Gurpreet has ₹500. First Gurpreet pays for needs: socks (₹120) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  35. 35.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a third cricket bat
  36. 36.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a third cricket bat (c) drinking water (d) a raincoat
  37. 37.For Ananya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  38. 38.For Vivaan, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  39. 39.For Kabir, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  40. 40.Vivaan has ₹500. First Vivaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?

Answer key

  1. Want
  2. Need
  3. a remote-control car
  4. Want
  5. Want
  6. Want
  7. rice and dal
  8. a remote-control car
  9. 250
  10. a warm blanket
  11. 460
  12. toothpaste
  13. 430
  14. a glitter pen set
  15. Need
  16. milk
  17. a toy robot
  18. a warm blanket
  19. Want
  20. toothpaste
  21. Need
  22. 150
  23. Want
  24. a sticker album
  25. 270
  26. Want
  27. 300
  28. 230
  29. 320
  30. medicine when ill
  31. Need
  32. 550
  33. designer sunglasses
  34. 330
  35. a school uniform
  36. a third cricket bat
  37. Want
  38. Need
  39. Want
  40. 390

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