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Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 712 · 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.Kabir has ₹950. First Kabir pays for needs: socks (₹260) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  2. 2.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a bigger TV (c) toothpaste (d) a new party dress
  3. 3.For Rohan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  4. 4.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a raincoat (c) notebooks for school (d) a school uniform
  5. 5.Kavya has ₹350. First Kavya pays for needs: socks (₹70) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  6. 6.For Dev, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  7. 7.Kavya has ₹500. First Kavya pays for needs: socks (₹150) and a lunch box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  8. 8.Rohan has ₹750. First Rohan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.For Aarav, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  10. 10.Priya has ₹900. First Priya pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a school uniform (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  11. 11.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a sticker album (c) drinking water (d) a schoolbag
  12. 12.For Saanvi, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  13. 13.For Dev, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  14. 14.Isha has ₹850. First Isha pays for needs: socks (₹210) and a raincoat (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  15. 15.For Manav, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  16. 16.Kavya has ₹800. First Kavya pays for needs: socks (₹260) and a lunch box (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
  17. 17.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a toy robot (c) a video game (d) a fancy phone cover
  18. 18.Joseph has ₹700. First Joseph pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  19. 19.For Kabir, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  20. 20.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a video game (c) bus fare to school (d) drinking water
  21. 21.For Diya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  22. 22.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) medicine when ill (c) a school uniform (d) a video game
  23. 23.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a video game (c) school shoes (d) a warm blanket
  24. 24.For Isha, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  25. 25.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) toothpaste (c) a video game (d) soap
  26. 26.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) designer sunglasses (c) a toy robot (d) toothpaste
  27. 27.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a toy robot (c) milk (d) a school uniform
  28. 28.For Rahul, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  29. 29.For Ananya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  30. 30.For Arjun, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  31. 31.Meera has ₹550. First Meera pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  32. 32.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) rice and dal (c) soap (d) sweets every day
  33. 33.For Priya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  34. 34.Aarav has ₹1000. First Aarav pays for needs: socks (₹210) and a water bottle (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?
  35. 35.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) milk (c) a sticker album (d) a warm blanket
  36. 36.For Kabir, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  37. 37.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) rice and dal (c) extra comic books (d) designer sunglasses
  38. 38.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a remote-control car (c) bus fare to school (d) a school uniform
  39. 39.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a new party dress (c) a bigger TV (d) notebooks for school
  40. 40.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) rice and dal

Answer key

  1. 640
  2. toothpaste
  3. Need
  4. a third cricket bat
  5. 180
  6. Want
  7. 190
  8. 580
  9. Want
  10. 650
  11. a sticker album
  12. Need
  13. Need
  14. 500
  15. Want
  16. 310
  17. medicine when ill
  18. 560
  19. Need
  20. a video game
  21. Need
  22. a video game
  23. a video game
  24. Need
  25. a video game
  26. toothpaste
  27. a toy robot
  28. Need
  29. Need
  30. Want
  31. 360
  32. sweets every day
  33. Need
  34. 510
  35. a sticker album
  36. Want
  37. rice and dal
  38. a remote-control car
  39. notebooks for school
  40. rice and dal

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