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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 672 · 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.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a sticker album (c) a new party dress (d) a schoolbag
  2. 2.Kavya has ₹850. First Kavya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹170) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  3. 3.For Kabir, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  4. 4.Aditya has ₹950. First Aditya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹130) and school shoes (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
  5. 5.For Nisha, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  6. 6.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a toy robot (c) sweets every day (d) a third cricket bat
  7. 7.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) a schoolbag
  8. 8.Aditya has ₹450. First Aditya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) milk (c) sweets every day (d) a school uniform
  10. 10.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) rice and dal (c) notebooks for school (d) a raincoat
  11. 11.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) designer sunglasses (c) a new party dress (d) extra comic books
  12. 12.Diya has ₹900. First Diya pays for needs: socks (₹250) and a water bottle (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
  13. 13.Dev has ₹750. First Dev pays for needs: a school uniform (₹220) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  14. 14.Meera has ₹600. First Meera pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  15. 15.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a warm blanket (d) extra comic books
  16. 16.For Priya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  17. 17.For Zoya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  18. 18.Nisha has ₹550. First Nisha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  19. 19.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a school uniform (c) a toy robot (d) notebooks for school
  20. 20.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) vegetables (c) a bigger TV (d) a warm blanket
  21. 21.For Zoya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  22. 22.For Riya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  23. 23.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) sweets every day (c) a bigger TV (d) toothpaste
  24. 24.Ishaan has ₹650. First Ishaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  25. 25.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a school uniform (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a warm blanket
  26. 26.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) a remote-control car (d) toothpaste
  27. 27.For Kavya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  28. 28.For Kavya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  29. 29.Priya has ₹350. First Priya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  30. 30.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) bus fare to school (c) medicine when ill (d) a video game
  31. 31.For Sneha, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  32. 32.For Ananya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  33. 33.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) milk (c) drinking water (d) designer sunglasses
  34. 34.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) school shoes (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
  35. 35.For Lakshmi, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  36. 36.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) rice and dal (c) soap (d) bus fare to school
  37. 37.Arjun has ₹850. First Arjun pays for needs: notebooks (₹240) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  38. 38.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) drinking water (c) extra comic books (d) designer sunglasses
  39. 39.For Karan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  40. 40.For Zoya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

Answer key

  1. a schoolbag
  2. 570
  3. Want
  4. 630
  5. Want
  6. school shoes
  7. a schoolbag
  8. 270
  9. sweets every day
  10. sweets every day
  11. vegetables
  12. 470
  13. 480
  14. 470
  15. a warm blanket
  16. Want
  17. Want
  18. 350
  19. a toy robot
  20. a bigger TV
  21. Need
  22. Want
  23. toothpaste
  24. 540
  25. a fancy phone cover
  26. toothpaste
  27. Want
  28. Want
  29. 170
  30. a video game
  31. Need
  32. Want
  33. designer sunglasses
  34. a video game
  35. Need
  36. a bigger TV
  37. 550
  38. drinking water
  39. Need
  40. Want

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