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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 720 · 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.For Zoya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  2. 2.For Meera, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  3. 3.For Ananya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  4. 4.For Ananya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  5. 5.For Joseph, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  6. 6.Gurpreet has ₹850. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a lunch box (₹150) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a new party dress (c) bus fare to school (d) notebooks for school
  8. 8.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a remote-control car (c) medicine when ill (d) vegetables
  9. 9.Priya has ₹300. First Priya pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  10. 10.Joseph has ₹400. First Joseph pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and a water bottle (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  11. 11.Farhan has ₹550. First Farhan pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  12. 12.Lakshmi has ₹450. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and school shoes (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  13. 13.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) drinking water (c) a glitter pen set (d) a fancy phone cover
  14. 14.Tara has ₹600. First Tara pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  15. 15.For Meera, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  16. 16.For Diya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  17. 17.Aarav has ₹400. First Aarav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  18. 18.Pooja has ₹950. First Pooja pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and a water bottle (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  19. 19.For Dev, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  20. 20.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) designer sunglasses (c) a remote-control car (d) a school uniform
  21. 21.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a bigger TV (c) sweets every day (d) school shoes
  22. 22.Karan has ₹650. First Karan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a geometry box (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
  23. 23.Priya has ₹300. First Priya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  24. 24.Zoya has ₹650. First Zoya pays for needs: notebooks (₹170) and a water bottle (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  25. 25.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a toy robot (c) a bigger TV (d) bus fare to school
  26. 26.Priya has ₹850. First Priya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.For Arjun, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  28. 28.For Ananya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  29. 29.Ananya has ₹500. First Ananya pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  30. 30.Rahul has ₹900. First Rahul pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  31. 31.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a raincoat (c) a video game (d) a sticker album
  32. 32.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) drinking water (c) a school uniform (d) soap
  33. 33.Zoya has ₹500. First Zoya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  34. 34.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a warm blanket (d) a video game
  35. 35.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a school uniform (c) sweets every day (d) vegetables
  36. 36.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a sticker album (c) school shoes (d) a bigger TV
  37. 37.Zoya has ₹400. First Zoya pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  38. 38.Pooja has ₹350. First Pooja pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  39. 39.Joseph has ₹1000. First Joseph pays for needs: a geometry box (₹330) and notebooks (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
  40. 40.For Riya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

Answer key

  1. Need
  2. Need
  3. Want
  4. Want
  5. Need
  6. 610
  7. a new party dress
  8. a remote-control car
  9. 130
  10. 160
  11. 390
  12. 180
  13. drinking water
  14. 450
  15. Want
  16. Need
  17. 170
  18. 690
  19. Need
  20. a school uniform
  21. school shoes
  22. 390
  23. 170
  24. 320
  25. bus fare to school
  26. 670
  27. Want
  28. Want
  29. 270
  30. 680
  31. a raincoat
  32. a glitter pen set
  33. 280
  34. a warm blanket
  35. sweets every day
  36. school shoes
  37. 260
  38. 170
  39. 470
  40. Need

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