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Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 822 · 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.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) a remote-control car (d) a warm blanket
  2. 2.For Karan, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  3. 3.For Isha, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  4. 4.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) rice and dal (c) a third cricket bat (d) milk
  5. 5.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) designer sunglasses (c) a bigger TV (d) a sticker album
  6. 6.Rahul has ₹950. First Rahul pays for needs: a school uniform (₹170) and school shoes (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a third cricket bat (c) extra comic books (d) a new party dress
  8. 8.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) notebooks for school (c) drinking water (d) medicine when ill
  9. 9.For Nisha, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  10. 10.Sneha has ₹550. First Sneha pays for needs: school shoes (₹180) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  11. 11.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) rice and dal (c) a school uniform (d) a third cricket bat
  12. 12.Dev has ₹500. First Dev pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  13. 13.For Isha, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  14. 14.Riya has ₹800. First Riya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹190) and a water bottle (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  15. 15.Manav has ₹1000. First Manav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹80) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  16. 16.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a third cricket bat (c) soap (d) a video game
  17. 17.Kabir has ₹850. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹150) and a lunch box (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
  18. 18.Aditya has ₹800. First Aditya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹220) and a school uniform (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  19. 19.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a school uniform (c) toothpaste (d) a new party dress
  20. 20.For Ananya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  21. 21.Diya has ₹300. First Diya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  22. 22.Ishaan has ₹650. First Ishaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and notebooks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  23. 23.For Zoya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  24. 24.Meera has ₹700. First Meera pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and socks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  25. 25.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a school uniform (c) medicine when ill (d) a fancy phone cover
  26. 26.Kavya has ₹850. First Kavya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹160) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) medicine when ill (c) a raincoat (d) sweets every day
  28. 28.Ananya has ₹500. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and notebooks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  29. 29.Ananya has ₹650. First Ananya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹160) and a lunch box (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  30. 30.For Nisha, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  31. 31.Nisha has ₹300. First Nisha pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  32. 32.For Meera, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  33. 33.Isha has ₹800. First Isha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹230) and school shoes (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
  34. 34.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) toothpaste (c) sweets every day (d) a sticker album
  35. 35.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) soap (c) toothpaste (d) a bigger TV
  36. 36.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a toy robot (c) extra comic books (d) rice and dal
  37. 37.For Lakshmi, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  38. 38.For Aditya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  39. 39.Nisha has ₹400. First Nisha pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a geometry box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  40. 40.Joseph has ₹500. First Joseph pays for needs: a geometry box (₹140) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?

Answer key

  1. a warm blanket
  2. Need
  3. Need
  4. a third cricket bat
  5. medicine when ill
  6. 620
  7. drinking water
  8. a glitter pen set
  9. Want
  10. 320
  11. a third cricket bat
  12. 350
  13. Want
  14. 500
  15. 850
  16. soap
  17. 500
  18. 420
  19. a new party dress
  20. Want
  21. 150
  22. 390
  23. Need
  24. 480
  25. a fancy phone cover
  26. 590
  27. sweets every day
  28. 290
  29. 320
  30. Need
  31. 100
  32. Need
  33. 370
  34. toothpaste
  35. a bigger TV
  36. rice and dal
  37. Need
  38. Need
  39. 210
  40. 310

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