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Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 808 · 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.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a toy robot (c) bus fare to school (d) toothpaste
  2. 2.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) drinking water (c) a raincoat (d) a third cricket bat
  3. 3.For Joseph, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  4. 4.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a video game (c) medicine when ill (d) milk
  5. 5.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a bigger TV (c) a glitter pen set (d) a new party dress
  6. 6.Rohan has ₹400. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.For Rohan, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  8. 8.For Rahul, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  9. 9.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) soap (c) notebooks for school (d) sweets every day
  10. 10.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) soap (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a bigger TV
  11. 11.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) vegetables (c) a third cricket bat (d) milk
  12. 12.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a video game (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone cover
  13. 13.For Isha, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  14. 14.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) designer sunglasses (c) medicine when ill (d) bus fare to school
  15. 15.For Rahul, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  16. 16.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a remote-control car (c) milk (d) bus fare to school
  17. 17.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a glitter pen set (c) toothpaste (d) a toy robot
  18. 18.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a raincoat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) designer sunglasses
  19. 19.For Saanvi, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  20. 20.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) drinking water (c) a warm blanket (d) a third cricket bat
  21. 21.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) sweets every day (d) toothpaste
  22. 22.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) sweets every day (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover
  23. 23.For Ananya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  24. 24.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) soap (c) toothpaste (d) a school uniform
  25. 25.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) drinking water (c) a toy robot (d) a video game
  26. 26.Kabir has ₹350. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.Nisha has ₹350. First Nisha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  28. 28.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) designer sunglasses (c) a fancy phone cover (d) sweets every day
  29. 29.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) milk (c) a remote-control car (d) a bigger TV
  30. 30.Nisha has ₹300. First Nisha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  31. 31.Ishaan has ₹850. First Ishaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹190) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  32. 32.Tara has ₹1000. First Tara pays for needs: a geometry box (₹120) and socks (₹300). How many rupees are left for wants?
  33. 33.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) bus fare to school (d) soap
  34. 34.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) school shoes (c) a fancy phone cover (d) milk
  35. 35.For Isha, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  36. 36.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a toy robot (d) a remote-control car
  37. 37.For Dev, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  38. 38.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) milk (c) a schoolbag (d) a raincoat
  39. 39.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a new party dress (c) a sticker album (d) a glitter pen set
  40. 40.For Ishaan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

Answer key

  1. a toy robot
  2. a third cricket bat
  3. Need
  4. a video game
  5. soap
  6. 250
  7. Want
  8. Want
  9. sweets every day
  10. soap
  11. a third cricket bat
  12. a school uniform
  13. Need
  14. designer sunglasses
  15. Need
  16. a remote-control car
  17. toothpaste
  18. a raincoat
  19. Need
  20. a third cricket bat
  21. toothpaste
  22. milk
  23. Need
  24. a bigger TV
  25. drinking water
  26. 160
  27. 180
  28. school shoes
  29. milk
  30. 170
  31. 560
  32. 580
  33. a fancy phone cover
  34. a fancy phone cover
  35. Need
  36. rice and dal
  37. Need
  38. a glitter pen set
  39. drinking water
  40. Need

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