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Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 735 · 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 “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  2. 2.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) vegetables (c) sweets every day (d) a third cricket bat
  3. 3.For Dev, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  4. 4.For Karan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  5. 5.Pooja has ₹1000. First Pooja pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a water bottle (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
  6. 6.Aarav has ₹650. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and notebooks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.For Ishaan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  8. 8.Ananya has ₹450. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a warm blanket (c) a third cricket bat (d) a remote-control car
  10. 10.Karan has ₹1000. First Karan pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and a water bottle (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  11. 11.Diya has ₹450. First Diya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  12. 12.For Saanvi, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  13. 13.Joseph has ₹800. First Joseph pays for needs: school shoes (₹200) and a raincoat (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
  14. 14.For Manav, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  15. 15.For Aarav, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  16. 16.For Isha, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  17. 17.For Pooja, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  18. 18.Dev has ₹700. First Dev pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  19. 19.Aditya has ₹1000. First Aditya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹320) and a raincoat (₹310). How many rupees are left for wants?
  20. 20.Nisha has ₹750. First Nisha pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  21. 21.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a bigger TV (c) drinking water (d) a toy robot
  22. 22.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a raincoat (c) a third cricket bat (d) a bigger TV
  23. 23.For Priya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  24. 24.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a schoolbag (c) a remote-control car (d) designer sunglasses
  25. 25.Isha has ₹650. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a new party dress (c) drinking water (d) a third cricket bat
  27. 27.Rohan has ₹550. First Rohan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  28. 28.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a glitter pen set (c) a video game (d) school shoes
  29. 29.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a raincoat (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
  30. 30.Sneha has ₹550. First Sneha pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  31. 31.Riya has ₹750. First Riya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹160) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  32. 32.For Isha, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  33. 33.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a third cricket bat (c) a school uniform (d) vegetables
  34. 34.For Diya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  35. 35.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a raincoat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a new party dress
  36. 36.Rohan has ₹650. First Rohan pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and socks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  37. 37.Kabir has ₹850. First Kabir pays for needs: a geometry box (₹280) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  38. 38.For Aarav, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  39. 39.For Vivaan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  40. 40.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) vegetables (c) drinking water (d) school shoes

Answer key

  1. Need
  2. vegetables
  3. Want
  4. Want
  5. 740
  6. 430
  7. Need
  8. 270
  9. a warm blanket
  10. 720
  11. 210
  12. Need
  13. 410
  14. Want
  15. Want
  16. Need
  17. Need
  18. 520
  19. 370
  20. 520
  21. drinking water
  22. a raincoat
  23. Want
  24. a schoolbag
  25. 520
  26. drinking water
  27. 400
  28. school shoes
  29. a raincoat
  30. 310
  31. 510
  32. Need
  33. a third cricket bat
  34. Want
  35. a raincoat
  36. 370
  37. 480
  38. Need
  39. Want
  40. a video game

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