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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 702 · 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.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) a remote-control car (d) drinking water
  2. 2.Sneha has ₹850. First Sneha pays for needs: school shoes (₹240) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  3. 3.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a third cricket bat (c) soap (d) a toy robot
  4. 4.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a school uniform (c) soap (d) rice and dal
  5. 5.Arjun has ₹400. First Arjun pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  6. 6.For Pooja, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  7. 7.Aarav has ₹1000. First Aarav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹120) and socks (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?
  8. 8.Kabir has ₹950. First Kabir pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) rice and dal (c) a sticker album (d) sweets every day
  10. 10.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) soap (c) sweets every day (d) a bigger TV
  11. 11.Karan has ₹500. First Karan pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  12. 12.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) designer sunglasses (c) a third cricket bat (d) a warm blanket
  13. 13.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) rice and dal (c) toothpaste (d) a schoolbag
  14. 14.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a warm blanket (c) extra comic books (d) rice and dal
  15. 15.Sneha has ₹750. First Sneha pays for needs: school shoes (₹210) and socks (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
  16. 16.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a raincoat (c) a new party dress (d) a warm blanket
  17. 17.For Rohan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  18. 18.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a third cricket bat (c) bus fare to school (d) toothpaste
  19. 19.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a sticker album (c) designer sunglasses (d) a fancy phone cover
  20. 20.For Ananya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  21. 21.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) milk (c) a sticker album (d) school shoes
  22. 22.For Lakshmi, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  23. 23.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a fancy phone cover (c) drinking water (d) a raincoat
  24. 24.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a third cricket bat (c) notebooks for school (d) a sticker album
  25. 25.For Lakshmi, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  26. 26.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a remote-control car (c) rice and dal (d) a third cricket bat
  27. 27.For Pooja, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  28. 28.For Diya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  29. 29.For Meera, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  30. 30.For Rahul, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  31. 31.Kabir has ₹750. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and a raincoat (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
  32. 32.For Rohan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  33. 33.For Joseph, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  34. 34.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) drinking water (c) a school uniform (d) designer sunglasses
  35. 35.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a sticker album (c) a bigger TV (d) a third cricket bat
  36. 36.Rahul has ₹300. First Rahul pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  37. 37.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) notebooks for school (c) rice and dal (d) a third cricket bat
  38. 38.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) drinking water (c) notebooks for school (d) medicine when ill
  39. 39.For Manav, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  40. 40.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a third cricket bat (c) soap (d) a remote-control car

Answer key

  1. drinking water
  2. 520
  3. soap
  4. a glitter pen set
  5. 280
  6. Need
  7. 600
  8. 790
  9. rice and dal
  10. soap
  11. 380
  12. a warm blanket
  13. a new party dress
  14. extra comic books
  15. 350
  16. a new party dress
  17. Need
  18. a third cricket bat
  19. soap
  20. Want
  21. a sticker album
  22. Need
  23. a fancy phone cover
  24. notebooks for school
  25. Need
  26. rice and dal
  27. Need
  28. Need
  29. Want
  30. Need
  31. 450
  32. Need
  33. Want
  34. designer sunglasses
  35. drinking water
  36. 120
  37. a third cricket bat
  38. a remote-control car
  39. Need
  40. soap

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