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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 79 · 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.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) medicine when ill (c) a new party dress (d) a remote-control car
  2. 2.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) milk
  3. 3.Arjun has ₹800. First Arjun pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  4. 4.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) soap (c) a video game (d) rice and dal
  5. 5.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) sweets every day (c) notebooks for school (d) a bigger TV
  6. 6.For Dev, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  7. 7.For Arjun, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  8. 8.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) school shoes (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a glitter pen set
  9. 9.For Rohan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  10. 10.For Riya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  11. 11.Saanvi has ₹900. First Saanvi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  12. 12.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) designer sunglasses (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a remote-control car
  13. 13.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a school uniform (c) a toy robot (d) drinking water
  14. 14.Ananya has ₹800. First Ananya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹220) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  15. 15.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) medicine when ill (c) a sticker album (d) rice and dal
  16. 16.For Ananya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  17. 17.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) notebooks for school (c) designer sunglasses (d) a video game
  18. 18.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a bigger TV (c) a school uniform (d) a third cricket bat
  19. 19.For Ishaan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  20. 20.Rohan has ₹750. First Rohan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹210) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  21. 21.Riya has ₹600. First Riya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  22. 22.For Dev, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  23. 23.For Karan, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  24. 24.For Saanvi, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  25. 25.Kavya has ₹300. First Kavya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.Aarav has ₹400. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) rice and dal (c) soap (d) a third cricket bat
  28. 28.Zoya has ₹800. First Zoya pays for needs: socks (₹140) and a water bottle (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  29. 29.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a toy robot (c) extra comic books (d) vegetables
  30. 30.For Pooja, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  31. 31.For Ananya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  32. 32.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) soap (c) a raincoat (d) extra comic books
  33. 33.For Isha, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  34. 34.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) bus fare to school (c) a schoolbag (d) medicine when ill
  35. 35.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) designer sunglasses (c) a toy robot (d) toothpaste
  36. 36.For Riya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  37. 37.For Arjun, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  38. 38.Aditya has ₹1000. First Aditya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a water bottle (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  39. 39.Pooja has ₹950. First Pooja pays for needs: a school uniform (₹310) and a lunch box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  40. 40.For Kavya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

Answer key

  1. medicine when ill
  2. milk
  3. 610
  4. a video game
  5. notebooks for school
  6. Need
  7. Want
  8. school shoes
  9. Want
  10. Need
  11. 710
  12. notebooks for school
  13. a toy robot
  14. 520
  15. a sticker album
  16. Need
  17. notebooks for school
  18. a school uniform
  19. Need
  20. 470
  21. 480
  22. Need
  23. Need
  24. Need
  25. 130
  26. 220
  27. a third cricket bat
  28. 500
  29. vegetables
  30. Want
  31. Want
  32. extra comic books
  33. Need
  34. a sticker album
  35. toothpaste
  36. Need
  37. Need
  38. 790
  39. 490
  40. Want

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