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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 67 · 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.Rahul has ₹900. First Rahul pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and a school uniform (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  2. 2.Vivaan has ₹300. First Vivaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  3. 3.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) extra comic books (c) a glitter pen set (d) toothpaste
  4. 4.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) rice and dal (c) a raincoat (d) a video game
  5. 5.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) soap (c) a sticker album (d) a schoolbag
  6. 6.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a remote-control car (d) soap
  7. 7.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) school shoes (c) a schoolbag (d) sweets every day
  8. 8.For Kabir, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  9. 9.For Joseph, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  10. 10.For Tara, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  11. 11.For Aditya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  12. 12.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) a schoolbag (c) rice and dal (d) milk
  13. 13.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) soap (d) notebooks for school
  14. 14.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) soap (d) a sticker album
  15. 15.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a fancy phone cover (c) designer sunglasses (d) extra comic books
  16. 16.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) a sticker album
  17. 17.Arjun has ₹750. First Arjun pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  18. 18.For Ishaan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  19. 19.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) sweets every day (c) a sticker album (d) toothpaste
  20. 20.Aarav has ₹900. First Aarav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  21. 21.For Gurpreet, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  22. 22.Sneha has ₹600. First Sneha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and school shoes (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
  23. 23.Priya has ₹1000. First Priya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and socks (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
  24. 24.For Manav, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  25. 25.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a new party dress (c) milk (d) a school uniform
  26. 26.For Sneha, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  27. 27.For Kavya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  28. 28.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) milk (d) extra comic books
  29. 29.For Pooja, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  30. 30.Rahul has ₹950. First Rahul pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and a lunch box (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
  31. 31.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a bigger TV (d) notebooks for school
  32. 32.For Meera, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  33. 33.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a school uniform (c) a remote-control car (d) milk
  34. 34.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) a schoolbag (d) a bigger TV
  35. 35.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a video game (c) a sticker album (d) soap
  36. 36.For Tara, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  37. 37.Karan has ₹650. First Karan pays for needs: socks (₹70) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  38. 38.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a school uniform (c) school shoes (d) sweets every day
  39. 39.Kabir has ₹1000. First Kabir pays for needs: a water bottle (₹320) and school shoes (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
  40. 40.Nisha has ₹500. First Nisha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and notebooks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?

Answer key

  1. 650
  2. 130
  3. toothpaste
  4. a video game
  5. a sticker album
  6. soap
  7. sweets every day
  8. Want
  9. Need
  10. Need
  11. Need
  12. a remote-control car
  13. a fancy phone cover
  14. soap
  15. rice and dal
  16. a raincoat
  17. 580
  18. Want
  19. toothpaste
  20. 770
  21. Want
  22. 290
  23. 730
  24. Want
  25. a new party dress
  26. Need
  27. Need
  28. milk
  29. Want
  30. 660
  31. notebooks for school
  32. Need
  33. a remote-control car
  34. a schoolbag
  35. soap
  36. Need
  37. 520
  38. sweets every day
  39. 480
  40. 300

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