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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 710 · 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.Manav has ₹800. First Manav pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  2. 2.Aarav has ₹400. First Aarav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and socks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  3. 3.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) medicine when ill (c) vegetables (d) a new party dress
  4. 4.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) bus fare to school (c) sweets every day (d) a schoolbag
  5. 5.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) drinking water (c) a fancy phone cover (d) bus fare to school
  6. 6.For Lakshmi, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  7. 7.For Tara, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  8. 8.Aarav has ₹400. First Aarav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) designer sunglasses (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone cover
  10. 10.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) notebooks for school (c) sweets every day (d) designer sunglasses
  11. 11.For Nisha, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  12. 12.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a new party dress (c) a raincoat (d) a remote-control car
  13. 13.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a raincoat (c) vegetables (d) a new party dress
  14. 14.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a warm blanket (c) sweets every day (d) milk
  15. 15.For Aditya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  16. 16.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) sweets every day (c) toothpaste (d) a remote-control car
  17. 17.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a sticker album (c) a bigger TV (d) bus fare to school
  18. 18.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a third cricket bat (c) a video game (d) designer sunglasses
  19. 19.Diya has ₹450. First Diya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and school shoes (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  20. 20.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a video game (c) school shoes (d) sweets every day
  21. 21.For Pooja, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  22. 22.For Rahul, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  23. 23.For Meera, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  24. 24.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) drinking water (c) a fancy phone cover (d) rice and dal
  25. 25.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) sweets every day (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a warm blanket
  26. 26.For Aarav, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  27. 27.For Saanvi, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  28. 28.For Manav, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  29. 29.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a glitter pen set (c) a third cricket bat (d) school shoes
  30. 30.For Joseph, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  31. 31.For Aditya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  32. 32.Isha has ₹900. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹290) and a water bottle (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
  33. 33.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a warm blanket (c) rice and dal (d) designer sunglasses
  34. 34.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a video game (c) designer sunglasses (d) a third cricket bat
  35. 35.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a schoolbag (c) a school uniform (d) a new party dress
  36. 36.For Vivaan, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  37. 37.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a video game (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a remote-control car
  38. 38.Diya has ₹1000. First Diya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹200) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  39. 39.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a toy robot (c) rice and dal (d) toothpaste
  40. 40.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) milk (c) medicine when ill (d) a raincoat

Answer key

  1. 600
  2. 170
  3. a new party dress
  4. sweets every day
  5. a fancy phone cover
  6. Need
  7. Need
  8. 270
  9. a school uniform
  10. notebooks for school
  11. Want
  12. a raincoat
  13. a new party dress
  14. sweets every day
  15. Need
  16. toothpaste
  17. bus fare to school
  18. drinking water
  19. 230
  20. school shoes
  21. Want
  22. Want
  23. Want
  24. a fancy phone cover
  25. a warm blanket
  26. Want
  27. Need
  28. Want
  29. school shoes
  30. Need
  31. Need
  32. 400
  33. designer sunglasses
  34. vegetables
  35. a new party dress
  36. Need
  37. a warm blanket
  38. 680
  39. a toy robot
  40. extra comic books

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