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Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 810 · 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.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a remote-control car (c) drinking water (d) soap
  2. 2.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a schoolbag
  3. 3.For Sneha, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  4. 4.For Isha, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  5. 5.Rahul has ₹450. First Rahul pays for needs: a geometry box (₹130) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  6. 6.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) soap
  7. 7.Dev has ₹800. First Dev pays for needs: a school uniform (₹230) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  8. 8.For Karan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  9. 9.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a new party dress (c) a remote-control car (d) a glitter pen set
  10. 10.Farhan has ₹950. First Farhan pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a lunch box (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
  11. 11.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) a new party dress (d) toothpaste
  12. 12.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) medicine when ill (c) sweets every day (d) notebooks for school
  13. 13.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a glitter pen set (c) designer sunglasses (d) school shoes
  14. 14.For Aditya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  15. 15.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a warm blanket (c) bus fare to school (d) extra comic books
  16. 16.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a warm blanket (d) a glitter pen set
  17. 17.Arjun has ₹900. First Arjun pays for needs: socks (₹300) and school shoes (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
  18. 18.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) sweets every day (d) a raincoat
  19. 19.For Arjun, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  20. 20.For Ishaan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  21. 21.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) bus fare to school (c) a raincoat (d) sweets every day
  22. 22.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a sticker album (c) a remote-control car (d) a bigger TV
  23. 23.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) designer sunglasses (c) a bigger TV (d) a toy robot
  24. 24.For Lakshmi, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  25. 25.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) rice and dal (c) a third cricket bat (d) a sticker album
  26. 26.For Arjun, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  27. 27.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a video game (c) a school uniform (d) a new party dress
  28. 28.For Priya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  29. 29.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) a warm blanket (c) school shoes (d) toothpaste
  30. 30.Saanvi has ₹800. First Saanvi pays for needs: socks (₹260) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  31. 31.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) sweets every day (c) notebooks for school (d) a schoolbag
  32. 32.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) milk (c) sweets every day (d) a video game
  33. 33.For Kabir, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  34. 34.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a glitter pen set (c) a fancy phone cover (d) milk
  35. 35.For Aditya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  36. 36.Arjun has ₹300. First Arjun pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  37. 37.Arjun has ₹600. First Arjun pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and socks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  38. 38.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a bigger TV (c) toothpaste (d) rice and dal
  39. 39.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) a school uniform
  40. 40.For Rohan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

Answer key

  1. a remote-control car
  2. a schoolbag
  3. Need
  4. Need
  5. 210
  6. soap
  7. 440
  8. Need
  9. a school uniform
  10. 680
  11. toothpaste
  12. sweets every day
  13. school shoes
  14. Need
  15. extra comic books
  16. a warm blanket
  17. 420
  18. a raincoat
  19. Need
  20. Need
  21. sweets every day
  22. a school uniform
  23. drinking water
  24. Want
  25. rice and dal
  26. Need
  27. a school uniform
  28. Want
  29. a remote-control car
  30. 470
  31. sweets every day
  32. milk
  33. Need
  34. milk
  35. Need
  36. 190
  37. 430
  38. a bigger TV
  39. a school uniform
  40. Want

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