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Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 745 · 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 Pooja, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  2. 2.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) medicine when ill (c) a sticker album (d) a schoolbag
  3. 3.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) designer sunglasses (c) a schoolbag (d) toothpaste
  4. 4.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a warm blanket (c) a third cricket bat (d) a new party dress
  5. 5.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a raincoat (c) a video game (d) a bigger TV
  6. 6.Dev has ₹950. First Dev pays for needs: school shoes (₹180) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.For Diya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  8. 8.Ishaan has ₹650. First Ishaan pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.For Dev, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  10. 10.For Manav, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  11. 11.Joseph has ₹350. First Joseph pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  12. 12.Aditya has ₹800. First Aditya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹210) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  13. 13.For Rahul, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  14. 14.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a remote-control car (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
  15. 15.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) drinking water (c) a warm blanket (d) a toy robot
  16. 16.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a new party dress (c) a fancy phone cover (d) milk
  17. 17.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) extra comic books (c) a toy robot (d) a sticker album
  18. 18.Priya has ₹350. First Priya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  19. 19.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a bigger TV (c) school shoes (d) designer sunglasses
  20. 20.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) designer sunglasses (c) a remote-control car (d) milk
  21. 21.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a warm blanket (c) a bigger TV (d) a glitter pen set
  22. 22.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a toy robot (c) extra comic books (d) a fancy phone cover
  23. 23.Arjun has ₹950. First Arjun pays for needs: a water bottle (₹130) and socks (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
  24. 24.Lakshmi has ₹1000. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  25. 25.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a schoolbag (c) drinking water (d) a bigger TV
  26. 26.For Kabir, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  27. 27.For Kavya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  28. 28.Riya has ₹750. First Riya pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and notebooks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  29. 29.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) designer sunglasses (c) a bigger TV (d) a school uniform
  30. 30.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a warm blanket (c) a new party dress (d) a toy robot
  31. 31.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a third cricket bat (c) bus fare to school (d) toothpaste
  32. 32.For Karan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  33. 33.For Aditya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  34. 34.For Arjun, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  35. 35.For Saanvi, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  36. 36.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a video game (c) school shoes (d) a raincoat
  37. 37.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) bus fare to school (c) a raincoat (d) a remote-control car
  38. 38.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a video game (c) sweets every day (d) a raincoat
  39. 39.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a raincoat (c) a remote-control car (d) a fancy phone cover
  40. 40.Kabir has ₹950. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and notebooks (₹310). How many rupees are left for wants?

Answer key

  1. Want
  2. a sticker album
  3. designer sunglasses
  4. a warm blanket
  5. a raincoat
  6. 670
  7. Want
  8. 530
  9. Want
  10. Need
  11. 190
  12. 520
  13. Want
  14. toothpaste
  15. a toy robot
  16. milk
  17. a warm blanket
  18. 160
  19. school shoes
  20. milk
  21. a warm blanket
  22. a warm blanket
  23. 570
  24. 870
  25. a bigger TV
  26. Want
  27. Want
  28. 460
  29. a school uniform
  30. a warm blanket
  31. a third cricket bat
  32. Need
  33. Need
  34. Need
  35. Want
  36. a video game
  37. a remote-control car
  38. a raincoat
  39. a raincoat
  40. 570

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