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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 701 · 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.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) extra comic books (c) soap (d) a remote-control car
  2. 2.Vivaan has ₹650. First Vivaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a raincoat (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
  3. 3.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) a remote-control car (d) a raincoat
  4. 4.For Kavya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  5. 5.For Saanvi, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  6. 6.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a remote-control car (c) sweets every day (d) school shoes
  7. 7.Vivaan has ₹900. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹190) and a lunch box (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
  8. 8.For Sneha, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  9. 9.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) designer sunglasses (c) school shoes (d) a video game
  10. 10.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) school shoes (c) a video game (d) a bigger TV
  11. 11.Kavya has ₹450. First Kavya pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a raincoat (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  12. 12.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a toy robot (c) extra comic books (d) a new party dress
  13. 13.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a school uniform (c) toothpaste (d) sweets every day
  14. 14.Vivaan has ₹750. First Vivaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹180) and a lunch box (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
  15. 15.For Farhan, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  16. 16.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) milk (c) a schoolbag (d) a new party dress
  17. 17.For Aarav, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  18. 18.Dev has ₹450. First Dev pays for needs: a geometry box (₹140) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  19. 19.For Manav, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  20. 20.Aarav has ₹700. First Aarav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹170) and a raincoat (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  21. 21.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) drinking water (c) a remote-control car (d) a fancy phone cover
  22. 22.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) sweets every day (c) extra comic books (d) toothpaste
  23. 23.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a glitter pen set (c) toothpaste (d) a raincoat
  24. 24.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) school shoes (c) a new party dress (d) a bigger TV
  25. 25.Zoya has ₹550. First Zoya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹130) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.Vivaan has ₹900. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹250) and notebooks (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a bigger TV (c) a new party dress (d) a fancy phone cover
  28. 28.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a bigger TV (c) extra comic books (d) a sticker album
  29. 29.Vivaan has ₹500. First Vivaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹160) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  30. 30.Pooja has ₹350. First Pooja pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  31. 31.For Kabir, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  32. 32.Zoya has ₹450. First Zoya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  33. 33.For Rohan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  34. 34.For Aarav, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  35. 35.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) school shoes
  36. 36.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) extra comic books (c) a bigger TV (d) a glitter pen set
  37. 37.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a third cricket bat (c) a glitter pen set (d) notebooks for school
  38. 38.For Lakshmi, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  39. 39.Nisha has ₹550. First Nisha pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  40. 40.Aditya has ₹850. First Aditya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹150) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?

Answer key

  1. soap
  2. 390
  3. a raincoat
  4. Want
  5. Need
  6. school shoes
  7. 470
  8. Want
  9. school shoes
  10. school shoes
  11. 210
  12. a warm blanket
  13. sweets every day
  14. 350
  15. Need
  16. a new party dress
  17. Want
  18. 260
  19. Need
  20. 410
  21. drinking water
  22. toothpaste
  23. a glitter pen set
  24. school shoes
  25. 360
  26. 410
  27. school shoes
  28. medicine when ill
  29. 250
  30. 140
  31. Want
  32. 270
  33. Need
  34. Need
  35. school shoes
  36. milk
  37. notebooks for school
  38. Need
  39. 350
  40. 590

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