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Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 756 · 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.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a video game (c) soap (d) a school uniform
  2. 2.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) notebooks for school (c) a school uniform (d) rice and dal
  3. 3.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a new party dress (c) a bigger TV (d) vegetables
  4. 4.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) sweets every day (c) a bigger TV (d) designer sunglasses
  5. 5.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) vegetables (c) sweets every day (d) designer sunglasses
  6. 6.For Nisha, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  7. 7.For Pooja, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  8. 8.For Pooja, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  9. 9.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) soap (c) designer sunglasses (d) a new party dress
  10. 10.For Diya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  11. 11.For Joseph, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  12. 12.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) toothpaste (c) a schoolbag (d) a new party dress
  13. 13.For Isha, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  14. 14.Vivaan has ₹750. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  15. 15.For Isha, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  16. 16.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) rice and dal (c) a schoolbag (d) a sticker album
  17. 17.Arjun has ₹400. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  18. 18.For Vivaan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  19. 19.Meera has ₹550. First Meera pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  20. 20.Aditya has ₹450. First Aditya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and notebooks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  21. 21.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) drinking water (c) milk (d) bus fare to school
  22. 22.For Meera, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  23. 23.Priya has ₹500. First Priya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹150) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  24. 24.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) a video game (d) medicine when ill
  25. 25.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a new party dress (c) soap (d) extra comic books
  26. 26.For Rahul, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  27. 27.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) toothpaste (c) a glitter pen set (d) school shoes
  28. 28.For Manav, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  29. 29.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) school shoes (c) a video game (d) vegetables
  30. 30.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a third cricket bat (c) a new party dress (d) designer sunglasses
  31. 31.For Dev, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  32. 32.For Zoya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  33. 33.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a raincoat (c) notebooks for school (d) a video game
  34. 34.Aarav has ₹450. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  35. 35.Ishaan has ₹950. First Ishaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹240) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  36. 36.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a remote-control car (c) a glitter pen set (d) a sticker album
  37. 37.For Karan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  38. 38.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) school shoes (d) a glitter pen set
  39. 39.Rahul has ₹850. First Rahul pays for needs: a geometry box (₹130) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  40. 40.Manav has ₹450. First Manav pays for needs: socks (₹100) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?

Answer key

  1. a video game
  2. a sticker album
  3. vegetables
  4. drinking water
  5. vegetables
  6. Need
  7. Want
  8. Need
  9. soap
  10. Need
  11. Need
  12. a new party dress
  13. Want
  14. 500
  15. Need
  16. a sticker album
  17. 200
  18. Want
  19. 290
  20. 240
  21. a video game
  22. Need
  23. 260
  24. medicine when ill
  25. soap
  26. Want
  27. a glitter pen set
  28. Want
  29. a video game
  30. a warm blanket
  31. Want
  32. Need
  33. a video game
  34. 280
  35. 610
  36. milk
  37. Want
  38. school shoes
  39. 650
  40. 290

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