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Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 679 · 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.Kavya has ₹750. First Kavya pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  2. 2.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a video game (c) toothpaste (d) a new party dress
  3. 3.Aditya has ₹750. First Aditya pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a geometry box (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
  4. 4.For Arjun, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  5. 5.For Saanvi, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  6. 6.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a toy robot (c) a third cricket bat (d) a sticker album
  7. 7.For Tara, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  8. 8.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) bus fare to school (c) milk (d) toothpaste
  9. 9.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) soap (c) a glitter pen set (d) a warm blanket
  10. 10.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) a bigger TV (d) medicine when ill
  11. 11.Manav has ₹700. First Manav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  12. 12.For Aarav, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  13. 13.For Zoya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  14. 14.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) extra comic books (c) a schoolbag (d) a glitter pen set
  15. 15.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a remote-control car (c) sweets every day (d) a video game
  16. 16.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a bigger TV (c) a warm blanket (d) a new party dress
  17. 17.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) vegetables (c) sweets every day (d) a fancy phone cover
  18. 18.Tara has ₹650. First Tara pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and a school uniform (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
  19. 19.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a bigger TV (c) a toy robot (d) a video game
  20. 20.For Karan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  21. 21.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) extra comic books (d) bus fare to school
  22. 22.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a warm blanket (c) a remote-control car (d) soap
  23. 23.For Ishaan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  24. 24.Rohan has ₹500. First Rohan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹160) and a water bottle (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  25. 25.For Lakshmi, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  26. 26.For Kabir, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  27. 27.Sneha has ₹1000. First Sneha pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and a raincoat (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  28. 28.For Farhan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  29. 29.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) sweets every day (c) a school uniform (d) a video game
  30. 30.For Aarav, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  31. 31.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) drinking water (c) toothpaste (d) a glitter pen set
  32. 32.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a toy robot (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
  33. 33.For Arjun, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  34. 34.Ishaan has ₹400. First Ishaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  35. 35.Saanvi has ₹450. First Saanvi pays for needs: socks (₹140) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  36. 36.For Kabir, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  37. 37.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a raincoat (c) a warm blanket (d) a bigger TV
  38. 38.Dev has ₹450. First Dev pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and school shoes (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  39. 39.For Rahul, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  40. 40.For Zoya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

Answer key

  1. 640
  2. toothpaste
  3. 460
  4. Want
  5. Want
  6. drinking water
  7. Want
  8. a glitter pen set
  9. a glitter pen set
  10. medicine when ill
  11. 470
  12. Need
  13. Need
  14. a schoolbag
  15. milk
  16. a warm blanket
  17. vegetables
  18. 340
  19. a warm blanket
  20. Need
  21. bus fare to school
  22. a remote-control car
  23. Need
  24. 230
  25. Need
  26. Want
  27. 720
  28. Want
  29. a school uniform
  30. Want
  31. a glitter pen set
  32. bus fare to school
  33. Need
  34. 250
  35. 220
  36. Need
  37. a bigger TV
  38. 220
  39. Need
  40. Want

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