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Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 768 · 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 Dev, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  2. 2.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) a school uniform (d) designer sunglasses
  3. 3.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) rice and dal (c) a bigger TV (d) a video game
  4. 4.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) sweets every day (c) bus fare to school (d) a new party dress
  5. 5.For Lakshmi, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  6. 6.For Manav, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  7. 7.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) school shoes (c) drinking water (d) a schoolbag
  8. 8.For Manav, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  9. 9.For Dev, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  10. 10.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a sticker album (c) designer sunglasses (d) soap
  11. 11.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a glitter pen set (c) designer sunglasses (d) a warm blanket
  12. 12.Zoya has ₹950. First Zoya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹290) and socks (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
  13. 13.For Ananya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  14. 14.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a video game (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a new party dress
  15. 15.Kavya has ₹1000. First Kavya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and school shoes (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
  16. 16.For Rahul, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  17. 17.For Dev, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  18. 18.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a bigger TV (c) a new party dress (d) designer sunglasses
  19. 19.For Aditya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  20. 20.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a toy robot (c) a bigger TV (d) a sticker album
  21. 21.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) rice and dal (c) a fancy phone cover (d) milk
  22. 22.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) medicine when ill (c) school shoes (d) a fancy phone cover
  23. 23.For Arjun, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  24. 24.For Pooja, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  25. 25.Meera has ₹350. First Meera pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) designer sunglasses (c) medicine when ill (d) a toy robot
  27. 27.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) toothpaste (c) a bigger TV (d) designer sunglasses
  28. 28.Vivaan has ₹650. First Vivaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹170) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  29. 29.For Isha, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  30. 30.For Joseph, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  31. 31.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a third cricket bat (c) a new party dress (d) a remote-control car
  32. 32.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) extra comic books (c) sweets every day (d) a school uniform
  33. 33.For Ananya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  34. 34.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a glitter pen set (c) extra comic books (d) medicine when ill
  35. 35.Pooja has ₹300. First Pooja pays for needs: socks (₹50) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  36. 36.Ishaan has ₹1000. First Ishaan pays for needs: socks (₹70) and school shoes (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
  37. 37.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) designer sunglasses (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover
  38. 38.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a video game (c) a remote-control car (d) a bigger TV
  39. 39.Arjun has ₹500. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  40. 40.For Isha, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

Answer key

  1. Want
  2. a school uniform
  3. rice and dal
  4. bus fare to school
  5. Need
  6. Need
  7. sweets every day
  8. Need
  9. Want
  10. soap
  11. a warm blanket
  12. 400
  13. Want
  14. school shoes
  15. 680
  16. Want
  17. Need
  18. bus fare to school
  19. Want
  20. school shoes
  21. a fancy phone cover
  22. a fancy phone cover
  23. Want
  24. Need
  25. 210
  26. medicine when ill
  27. toothpaste
  28. 410
  29. Want
  30. Need
  31. vegetables
  32. a school uniform
  33. Need
  34. medicine when ill
  35. 200
  36. 730
  37. milk
  38. toothpaste
  39. 350
  40. Want

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