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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 727 · 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.Tara has ₹750. First Tara pays for needs: a raincoat (₹170) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  2. 2.For Rahul, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  3. 3.For Pooja, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  4. 4.For Arjun, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  5. 5.Karan has ₹450. First Karan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  6. 6.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a video game (c) a schoolbag (d) sweets every day
  7. 7.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) sweets every day (c) a glitter pen set (d) a warm blanket
  8. 8.Riya has ₹600. First Riya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹160) and a water bottle (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) vegetables (c) notebooks for school (d) a video game
  10. 10.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a video game (c) a warm blanket (d) a third cricket bat
  11. 11.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) drinking water (c) a glitter pen set (d) school shoes
  12. 12.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a third cricket bat (c) a remote-control car (d) school shoes
  13. 13.Manav has ₹900. First Manav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹270) and notebooks (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
  14. 14.Nisha has ₹550. First Nisha pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a geometry box (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  15. 15.For Dev, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  16. 16.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a sticker album (c) a new party dress (d) a remote-control car
  17. 17.For Nisha, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  18. 18.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) milk (c) extra comic books (d) a toy robot
  19. 19.Nisha has ₹950. First Nisha pays for needs: notebooks (₹280) and socks (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
  20. 20.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a toy robot (c) drinking water (d) a raincoat
  21. 21.For Manav, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  22. 22.For Sneha, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  23. 23.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a third cricket bat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a toy robot
  24. 24.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) rice and dal (c) a toy robot (d) designer sunglasses
  25. 25.For Vivaan, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  26. 26.For Pooja, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  27. 27.For Joseph, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  28. 28.For Ishaan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  29. 29.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) soap (c) notebooks for school (d) a third cricket bat
  30. 30.Aditya has ₹950. First Aditya pays for needs: school shoes (₹140) and a geometry box (₹300). How many rupees are left for wants?
  31. 31.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a toy robot (c) a new party dress (d) a video game
  32. 32.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a sticker album (c) a third cricket bat (d) a video game
  33. 33.Diya has ₹350. First Diya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  34. 34.For Zoya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  35. 35.Farhan has ₹300. First Farhan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  36. 36.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a glitter pen set (c) a sticker album (d) a remote-control car
  37. 37.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) sweets every day (c) a remote-control car (d) a new party dress
  38. 38.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a glitter pen set (c) sweets every day (d) a sticker album
  39. 39.Isha has ₹400. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  40. 40.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) rice and dal (d) designer sunglasses

Answer key

  1. 490
  2. Want
  3. Need
  4. Need
  5. 280
  6. a schoolbag
  7. a warm blanket
  8. 290
  9. a video game
  10. a warm blanket
  11. a glitter pen set
  12. school shoes
  13. 450
  14. 290
  15. Need
  16. milk
  17. Need
  18. milk
  19. 470
  20. a toy robot
  21. Need
  22. Want
  23. medicine when ill
  24. rice and dal
  25. Want
  26. Want
  27. Need
  28. Want
  29. a third cricket bat
  30. 510
  31. a warm blanket
  32. a schoolbag
  33. 210
  34. Need
  35. 130
  36. drinking water
  37. rice and dal
  38. a school uniform
  39. 140
  40. rice and dal

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