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Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 791 · 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 Saanvi, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  2. 2.For Rohan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  3. 3.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a remote-control car (c) a video game (d) a toy robot
  4. 4.Rahul has ₹300. First Rahul pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  5. 5.Rahul has ₹400. First Rahul pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  6. 6.For Pooja, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  7. 7.For Priya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  8. 8.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a school uniform (c) a fancy phone cover (d) designer sunglasses
  9. 9.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a toy robot (c) school shoes (d) sweets every day
  10. 10.Pooja has ₹900. First Pooja pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  11. 11.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) a raincoat (c) notebooks for school (d) drinking water
  12. 12.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) bus fare to school (c) drinking water (d) a warm blanket
  13. 13.For Kabir, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  14. 14.For Joseph, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  15. 15.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a new party dress (c) a schoolbag (d) a video game
  16. 16.For Kabir, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  17. 17.For Vivaan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  18. 18.Aarav has ₹700. First Aarav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  19. 19.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) designer sunglasses (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover
  20. 20.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) toothpaste (c) a school uniform (d) a sticker album
  21. 21.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) sweets every day (c) a warm blanket (d) a video game
  22. 22.For Kavya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  23. 23.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) sweets every day (c) milk (d) a third cricket bat
  24. 24.Vivaan has ₹1000. First Vivaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹170) and a raincoat (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  25. 25.For Kavya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  26. 26.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) rice and dal (c) a bigger TV (d) extra comic books
  27. 27.Isha has ₹800. First Isha pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a water bottle (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
  28. 28.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) vegetables (c) medicine when ill (d) school shoes
  29. 29.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a school uniform (c) a video game (d) designer sunglasses
  30. 30.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) school shoes (c) bus fare to school (d) rice and dal
  31. 31.Gurpreet has ₹500. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  32. 32.For Diya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  33. 33.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) bus fare to school (c) a bigger TV (d) a video game
  34. 34.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) bus fare to school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) extra comic books
  35. 35.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) bus fare to school
  36. 36.Kabir has ₹850. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a school uniform (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
  37. 37.Ananya has ₹450. First Ananya pays for needs: socks (₹130) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  38. 38.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a sticker album (c) a new party dress (d) a raincoat
  39. 39.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a third cricket bat (c) rice and dal (d) a raincoat
  40. 40.For Joseph, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

Answer key

  1. Want
  2. Want
  3. soap
  4. 160
  5. 250
  6. Want
  7. Need
  8. a school uniform
  9. school shoes
  10. 740
  11. a bigger TV
  12. sweets every day
  13. Need
  14. Want
  15. a schoolbag
  16. Need
  17. Need
  18. 550
  19. milk
  20. a sticker album
  21. a warm blanket
  22. Want
  23. milk
  24. 710
  25. Want
  26. rice and dal
  27. 470
  28. a third cricket bat
  29. a school uniform
  30. a third cricket bat
  31. 240
  32. Want
  33. bus fare to school
  34. bus fare to school
  35. bus fare to school
  36. 520
  37. 190
  38. a raincoat
  39. a third cricket bat
  40. Need

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