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Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 726 · 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 Priya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  2. 2.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) milk (c) rice and dal (d) a glitter pen set
  3. 3.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) designer sunglasses (d) toothpaste
  4. 4.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) school shoes (c) a remote-control car (d) extra comic books
  5. 5.For Diya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  6. 6.For Arjun, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  7. 7.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a schoolbag (c) a remote-control car (d) a school uniform
  8. 8.For Gurpreet, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  9. 9.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) notebooks for school
  10. 10.For Kavya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  11. 11.For Diya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  12. 12.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a glitter pen set (c) a warm blanket (d) a school uniform
  13. 13.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) a warm blanket (c) milk (d) bus fare to school
  14. 14.Zoya has ₹300. First Zoya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  15. 15.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a third cricket bat (c) a sticker album (d) designer sunglasses
  16. 16.Diya has ₹300. First Diya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  17. 17.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) notebooks for school (c) toothpaste (d) a third cricket bat
  18. 18.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) designer sunglasses (c) vegetables (d) notebooks for school
  19. 19.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) soap (c) designer sunglasses (d) notebooks for school
  20. 20.For Tara, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  21. 21.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a bigger TV (c) drinking water (d) a third cricket bat
  22. 22.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a video game (c) a bigger TV (d) a toy robot
  23. 23.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) designer sunglasses (c) a third cricket bat (d) a sticker album
  24. 24.For Aarav, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  25. 25.Joseph has ₹950. First Joseph pays for needs: notebooks (₹190) and a lunch box (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a new party dress (c) a toy robot (d) milk
  27. 27.For Saanvi, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  28. 28.Pooja has ₹400. First Pooja pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  29. 29.For Ishaan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  30. 30.Aarav has ₹450. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  31. 31.For Manav, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  32. 32.For Diya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  33. 33.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) vegetables (c) school shoes (d) sweets every day
  34. 34.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a remote-control car (c) a warm blanket (d) milk
  35. 35.For Kabir, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  36. 36.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) soap (c) milk (d) a third cricket bat
  37. 37.For Rahul, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  38. 38.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) vegetables (c) extra comic books (d) soap
  39. 39.Arjun has ₹900. First Arjun pays for needs: a raincoat (₹160) and a geometry box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  40. 40.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a remote-control car (c) a toy robot (d) bus fare to school

Answer key

  1. Need
  2. a glitter pen set
  3. toothpaste
  4. school shoes
  5. Need
  6. Need
  7. a remote-control car
  8. Need
  9. notebooks for school
  10. Need
  11. Want
  12. a glitter pen set
  13. a remote-control car
  14. 120
  15. a school uniform
  16. 130
  17. a third cricket bat
  18. designer sunglasses
  19. designer sunglasses
  20. Want
  21. drinking water
  22. bus fare to school
  23. drinking water
  24. Want
  25. 590
  26. milk
  27. Need
  28. 280
  29. Want
  30. 290
  31. Need
  32. Need
  33. sweets every day
  34. a remote-control car
  35. Need
  36. a third cricket bat
  37. Need
  38. extra comic books
  39. 600
  40. bus fare to school

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