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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 752 · 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.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a warm blanket (c) a school uniform (d) a toy robot
  2. 2.For Saanvi, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  3. 3.Dev has ₹550. First Dev pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  4. 4.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) designer sunglasses (c) a glitter pen set (d) notebooks for school
  5. 5.Sneha has ₹700. First Sneha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹220) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  6. 6.Zoya has ₹1000. First Zoya pays for needs: notebooks (₹140) and a water bottle (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.Joseph has ₹450. First Joseph pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  8. 8.For Gurpreet, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  9. 9.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a new party dress (c) a fancy phone cover (d) extra comic books
  10. 10.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a bigger TV (c) drinking water (d) rice and dal
  11. 11.Zoya has ₹300. First Zoya pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  12. 12.Joseph has ₹600. First Joseph pays for needs: socks (₹60) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  13. 13.For Rohan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  14. 14.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) drinking water (c) milk (d) medicine when ill
  15. 15.Karan has ₹300. First Karan pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  16. 16.For Aarav, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  17. 17.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a glitter pen set (c) a new party dress (d) a third cricket bat
  18. 18.Kabir has ₹650. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  19. 19.Aditya has ₹600. First Aditya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and a geometry box (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
  20. 20.Zoya has ₹550. First Zoya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹170) and school shoes (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
  21. 21.Aditya has ₹900. First Aditya pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and a raincoat (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
  22. 22.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) drinking water (d) a glitter pen set
  23. 23.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a fancy phone cover (c) extra comic books (d) a sticker album
  24. 24.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) soap (c) milk (d) toothpaste
  25. 25.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) extra comic books (c) a glitter pen set (d) milk
  26. 26.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) a new party dress (d) soap
  27. 27.For Farhan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  28. 28.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a toy robot (c) sweets every day (d) soap
  29. 29.For Riya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  30. 30.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a warm blanket
  31. 31.Dev has ₹950. First Dev pays for needs: notebooks (₹230) and a water bottle (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  32. 32.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) milk (c) rice and dal (d) a raincoat
  33. 33.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a bigger TV (c) a sticker album (d) a glitter pen set
  34. 34.For Nisha, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  35. 35.Vivaan has ₹450. First Vivaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹120) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  36. 36.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) soap (c) a video game (d) a glitter pen set
  37. 37.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) toothpaste (c) rice and dal (d) a video game
  38. 38.For Aditya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  39. 39.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a raincoat (d) a toy robot
  40. 40.For Arjun, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

Answer key

  1. a toy robot
  2. Need
  3. 420
  4. notebooks for school
  5. 370
  6. 650
  7. 310
  8. Want
  9. a schoolbag
  10. a bigger TV
  11. 130
  12. 470
  13. Need
  14. a glitter pen set
  15. 140
  16. Need
  17. a schoolbag
  18. 490
  19. 330
  20. 200
  21. 520
  22. drinking water
  23. medicine when ill
  24. a third cricket bat
  25. milk
  26. soap
  27. Need
  28. soap
  29. Need
  30. a warm blanket
  31. 560
  32. a sticker album
  33. a warm blanket
  34. Want
  35. 240
  36. soap
  37. a video game
  38. Need
  39. a raincoat
  40. Want

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