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Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 733 · 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 Diya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  2. 2.For Riya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  3. 3.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a schoolbag (c) bus fare to school (d) a bigger TV
  4. 4.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a schoolbag (c) a new party dress (d) a sticker album
  5. 5.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) toothpaste (c) a toy robot (d) a raincoat
  6. 6.Tara has ₹900. First Tara pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.Aarav has ₹550. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and notebooks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  8. 8.For Karan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  9. 9.For Kabir, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  10. 10.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) drinking water (c) notebooks for school (d) a schoolbag
  11. 11.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a sticker album (c) a schoolbag (d) vegetables
  12. 12.Lakshmi has ₹800. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  13. 13.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a warm blanket (d) vegetables
  14. 14.Pooja has ₹600. First Pooja pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  15. 15.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a sticker album (c) vegetables (d) sweets every day
  16. 16.Sneha has ₹600. First Sneha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and school shoes (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
  17. 17.For Kavya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  18. 18.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a glitter pen set (c) notebooks for school (d) bus fare to school
  19. 19.Ishaan has ₹400. First Ishaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  20. 20.Priya has ₹850. First Priya pays for needs: school shoes (₹210) and a school uniform (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
  21. 21.Aditya has ₹450. First Aditya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  22. 22.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) notebooks for school (c) designer sunglasses (d) bus fare to school
  23. 23.For Lakshmi, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  24. 24.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) rice and dal (c) medicine when ill (d) a school uniform
  25. 25.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a third cricket bat (c) a sticker album (d) a fancy phone cover
  26. 26.For Isha, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  27. 27.For Dev, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  28. 28.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) extra comic books (c) a glitter pen set (d) a fancy phone cover
  29. 29.Riya has ₹750. First Riya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹200) and a school uniform (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  30. 30.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a video game (c) a warm blanket (d) extra comic books
  31. 31.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a remote-control car (c) a new party dress (d) bus fare to school
  32. 32.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a sticker album (c) rice and dal (d) extra comic books
  33. 33.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) school shoes (c) soap (d) extra comic books
  34. 34.For Karan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  35. 35.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a toy robot (c) designer sunglasses (d) a bigger TV
  36. 36.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) toothpaste (c) sweets every day (d) a video game
  37. 37.For Kabir, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  38. 38.For Gurpreet, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  39. 39.Sneha has ₹550. First Sneha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹150) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  40. 40.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a third cricket bat (c) a bigger TV (d) extra comic books

Answer key

  1. Want
  2. Want
  3. a bigger TV
  4. a schoolbag
  5. a toy robot
  6. 690
  7. 320
  8. Need
  9. Need
  10. a third cricket bat
  11. a sticker album
  12. 620
  13. a fancy phone cover
  14. 470
  15. vegetables
  16. 340
  17. Need
  18. a glitter pen set
  19. 150
  20. 370
  21. 310
  22. designer sunglasses
  23. Need
  24. a toy robot
  25. drinking water
  26. Need
  27. Need
  28. a school uniform
  29. 390
  30. a warm blanket
  31. bus fare to school
  32. rice and dal
  33. extra comic books
  34. Need
  35. rice and dal
  36. toothpaste
  37. Need
  38. Want
  39. 300
  40. a school uniform

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