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Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 781 · 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 Kabir, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  2. 2.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a raincoat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a school uniform
  3. 3.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a third cricket bat (c) a new party dress (d) a school uniform
  4. 4.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a video game (c) notebooks for school (d) a bigger TV
  5. 5.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) extra comic books (c) notebooks for school (d) a glitter pen set
  6. 6.Arjun has ₹500. First Arjun pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.Pooja has ₹500. First Pooja pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  8. 8.For Rahul, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  9. 9.For Farhan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  10. 10.Priya has ₹350. First Priya pays for needs: socks (₹110) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  11. 11.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a schoolbag (c) a new party dress (d) a glitter pen set
  12. 12.For Sneha, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  13. 13.Kabir has ₹850. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and socks (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
  14. 14.For Kavya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  15. 15.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a toy robot (c) a sticker album (d) vegetables
  16. 16.For Zoya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  17. 17.Rohan has ₹400. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and notebooks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  18. 18.For Pooja, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  19. 19.Gurpreet has ₹900. First Gurpreet pays for needs: notebooks (₹290) and a raincoat (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  20. 20.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a raincoat (c) notebooks for school (d) a remote-control car
  21. 21.Aarav has ₹650. First Aarav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹80) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  22. 22.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) rice and dal (c) school shoes (d) soap
  23. 23.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a sticker album (c) a glitter pen set (d) milk
  24. 24.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) medicine when ill (c) toothpaste (d) a toy robot
  25. 25.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) designer sunglasses (c) school shoes (d) a video game
  26. 26.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a glitter pen set (c) school shoes (d) a warm blanket
  27. 27.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) toothpaste (c) extra comic books (d) a video game
  28. 28.For Rohan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  29. 29.For Ananya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  30. 30.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) milk (c) sweets every day (d) a third cricket bat
  31. 31.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone cover (d) soap
  32. 32.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) rice and dal (c) designer sunglasses (d) soap
  33. 33.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) milk (c) sweets every day (d) a video game
  34. 34.For Gurpreet, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  35. 35.For Isha, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  36. 36.Ishaan has ₹1000. First Ishaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹210) and a geometry box (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
  37. 37.For Manav, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  38. 38.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) notebooks for school (c) medicine when ill (d) designer sunglasses
  39. 39.For Rohan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  40. 40.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a sticker album (c) soap (d) designer sunglasses

Answer key

  1. Need
  2. a fancy phone cover
  3. a school uniform
  4. notebooks for school
  5. notebooks for school
  6. 300
  7. 360
  8. Want
  9. Need
  10. 160
  11. a schoolbag
  12. Need
  13. 510
  14. Want
  15. vegetables
  16. Want
  17. 150
  18. Want
  19. 440
  20. a remote-control car
  21. 520
  22. a video game
  23. milk
  24. a toy robot
  25. school shoes
  26. a glitter pen set
  27. toothpaste
  28. Want
  29. Want
  30. milk
  31. soap
  32. designer sunglasses
  33. milk
  34. Need
  35. Need
  36. 530
  37. Want
  38. designer sunglasses
  39. Need
  40. soap

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