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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 80 · 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.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a remote-control car (c) toothpaste (d) notebooks for school
  2. 2.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) school shoes (c) a video game (d) milk
  3. 3.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a schoolbag (c) rice and dal (d) a new party dress
  4. 4.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) designer sunglasses (c) toothpaste (d) a raincoat
  5. 5.For Arjun, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  6. 6.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) vegetables (c) extra comic books (d) designer sunglasses
  7. 7.For Joseph, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  8. 8.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) soap (c) medicine when ill (d) sweets every day
  9. 9.For Ananya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  10. 10.For Gurpreet, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  11. 11.Ananya has ₹750. First Ananya pays for needs: socks (₹60) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  12. 12.For Dev, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  13. 13.Kavya has ₹750. First Kavya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹140) and a water bottle (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  14. 14.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a glitter pen set (c) drinking water (d) a warm blanket
  15. 15.For Gurpreet, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  16. 16.Riya has ₹600. First Riya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and socks (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
  17. 17.For Joseph, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  18. 18.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a third cricket bat (c) school shoes (d) notebooks for school
  19. 19.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a new party dress (c) a fancy phone cover (d) milk
  20. 20.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a raincoat (d) a third cricket bat
  21. 21.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) a toy robot
  22. 22.For Isha, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  23. 23.For Lakshmi, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  24. 24.Aditya has ₹700. First Aditya pays for needs: socks (₹180) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  25. 25.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) toothpaste (d) a toy robot
  26. 26.Ishaan has ₹1000. First Ishaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹240) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.Priya has ₹950. First Priya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹160) and a geometry box (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
  28. 28.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) rice and dal (d) extra comic books
  29. 29.For Pooja, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  30. 30.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) extra comic books (c) notebooks for school (d) a video game
  31. 31.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) rice and dal (c) a sticker album (d) a remote-control car
  32. 32.Kabir has ₹600. First Kabir pays for needs: a raincoat (₹200) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  33. 33.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) vegetables (c) toothpaste (d) a bigger TV
  34. 34.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a glitter pen set (c) milk (d) sweets every day
  35. 35.For Meera, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  36. 36.For Meera, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  37. 37.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a raincoat (c) rice and dal (d) designer sunglasses
  38. 38.Arjun has ₹1000. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹240) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  39. 39.For Kabir, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  40. 40.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) sweets every day (c) bus fare to school (d) toothpaste

Answer key

  1. a remote-control car
  2. a video game
  3. a new party dress
  4. designer sunglasses
  5. Want
  6. vegetables
  7. Want
  8. sweets every day
  9. Need
  10. Want
  11. 620
  12. Want
  13. 450
  14. a glitter pen set
  15. Want
  16. 330
  17. Need
  18. a third cricket bat
  19. milk
  20. a raincoat
  21. toothpaste
  22. Want
  23. Need
  24. 430
  25. toothpaste
  26. 670
  27. 520
  28. rice and dal
  29. Want
  30. notebooks for school
  31. rice and dal
  32. 260
  33. a bigger TV
  34. milk
  35. Need
  36. Need
  37. designer sunglasses
  38. 680
  39. Need
  40. sweets every day

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