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Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 813 · 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.Priya has ₹500. First Priya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹120) and a geometry box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  2. 2.Sneha has ₹500. First Sneha pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and school shoes (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  3. 3.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) rice and dal
  4. 4.Kabir has ₹950. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  5. 5.For Kabir, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  6. 6.Priya has ₹400. First Priya pays for needs: socks (₹130) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.Riya has ₹950. First Riya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  8. 8.For Priya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  9. 9.Pooja has ₹650. First Pooja pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  10. 10.For Sneha, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  11. 11.For Saanvi, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  12. 12.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a bigger TV (c) milk (d) a glitter pen set
  13. 13.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) vegetables (c) a third cricket bat (d) a toy robot
  14. 14.For Lakshmi, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  15. 15.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a fancy phone cover (c) rice and dal (d) a bigger TV
  16. 16.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) vegetables (c) soap (d) school shoes
  17. 17.Isha has ₹700. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹140) and a raincoat (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
  18. 18.For Saanvi, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  19. 19.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a toy robot (c) a third cricket bat (d) medicine when ill
  20. 20.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) sweets every day (c) a warm blanket (d) a bigger TV
  21. 21.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) soap (c) a remote-control car (d) a video game
  22. 22.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) sweets every day (c) a raincoat (d) bus fare to school
  23. 23.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) sweets every day (c) a sticker album (d) a bigger TV
  24. 24.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) drinking water (c) a third cricket bat (d) school shoes
  25. 25.For Vivaan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  26. 26.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a remote-control car (c) sweets every day (d) soap
  27. 27.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a sticker album (c) notebooks for school (d) a remote-control car
  28. 28.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) milk (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a sticker album
  29. 29.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) rice and dal (c) a glitter pen set (d) drinking water
  30. 30.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a video game (c) drinking water (d) school shoes
  31. 31.For Gurpreet, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  32. 32.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) designer sunglasses (c) a new party dress (d) school shoes
  33. 33.Ananya has ₹650. First Ananya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  34. 34.For Lakshmi, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  35. 35.For Isha, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  36. 36.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) bus fare to school (c) a sticker album (d) a toy robot
  37. 37.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a bigger TV (c) a raincoat (d) toothpaste
  38. 38.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) bus fare to school (c) drinking water (d) designer sunglasses
  39. 39.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) extra comic books (c) sweets every day (d) a remote-control car
  40. 40.For Dev, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

Answer key

  1. 230
  2. 320
  3. rice and dal
  4. 770
  5. Want
  6. 170
  7. 710
  8. Need
  9. 440
  10. Want
  11. Need
  12. milk
  13. vegetables
  14. Need
  15. rice and dal
  16. a fancy phone cover
  17. 360
  18. Need
  19. medicine when ill
  20. a warm blanket
  21. soap
  22. sweets every day
  23. school shoes
  24. a third cricket bat
  25. Want
  26. soap
  27. notebooks for school
  28. milk
  29. a glitter pen set
  30. a video game
  31. Need
  32. school shoes
  33. 530
  34. Need
  35. Need
  36. bus fare to school
  37. a bigger TV
  38. designer sunglasses
  39. toothpaste
  40. Need

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