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Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 848 · 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 glitter pen set (c) a third cricket bat (d) rice and dal
  2. 2.Gurpreet has ₹900. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a geometry box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  3. 3.For Kabir, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  4. 4.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a bigger TV (c) medicine when ill (d) a school uniform
  5. 5.Farhan has ₹700. First Farhan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and socks (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
  6. 6.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) designer sunglasses (c) sweets every day (d) a video game
  7. 7.For Priya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  8. 8.Aditya has ₹950. First Aditya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹120) and school shoes (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) notebooks for school (c) extra comic books (d) sweets every day
  10. 10.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) school shoes (c) bus fare to school (d) a bigger TV
  11. 11.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a warm blanket (c) a toy robot (d) a bigger TV
  12. 12.For Riya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  13. 13.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a fancy phone cover (c) bus fare to school (d) designer sunglasses
  14. 14.For Rahul, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  15. 15.Priya has ₹350. First Priya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  16. 16.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a school uniform (c) a sticker album (d) a schoolbag
  17. 17.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a video game (c) extra comic books (d) sweets every day
  18. 18.For Kabir, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  19. 19.Farhan has ₹600. First Farhan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹200) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  20. 20.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) soap (c) a bigger TV (d) a glitter pen set
  21. 21.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) designer sunglasses (d) bus fare to school
  22. 22.For Diya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  23. 23.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) notebooks for school
  24. 24.Lakshmi has ₹850. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹240) and school shoes (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
  25. 25.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a third cricket bat (c) a sticker album (d) a warm blanket
  26. 26.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) medicine when ill (c) a glitter pen set (d) a sticker album
  27. 27.For Rohan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  28. 28.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) notebooks for school (c) a school uniform (d) a schoolbag
  29. 29.For Farhan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  30. 30.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a sticker album (c) bus fare to school (d) a fancy phone cover
  31. 31.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) sweets every day (c) vegetables (d) bus fare to school
  32. 32.For Aditya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  33. 33.For Aarav, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  34. 34.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a warm blanket (c) a remote-control car (d) toothpaste
  35. 35.Kabir has ₹400. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and a geometry box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  36. 36.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a video game (c) a fancy phone cover (d) sweets every day
  37. 37.For Ishaan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  38. 38.For Pooja, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  39. 39.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a sticker album (c) a schoolbag (d) a glitter pen set
  40. 40.For Lakshmi, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

Answer key

  1. rice and dal
  2. 700
  3. Need
  4. a bigger TV
  5. 390
  6. medicine when ill
  7. Need
  8. 590
  9. notebooks for school
  10. a bigger TV
  11. a warm blanket
  12. Want
  13. bus fare to school
  14. Want
  15. 230
  16. a sticker album
  17. rice and dal
  18. Need
  19. 320
  20. soap
  21. bus fare to school
  22. Want
  23. notebooks for school
  24. 380
  25. a warm blanket
  26. medicine when ill
  27. Want
  28. a remote-control car
  29. Want
  30. bus fare to school
  31. sweets every day
  32. Need
  33. Need
  34. a remote-control car
  35. 150
  36. milk
  37. Need
  38. Need
  39. a schoolbag
  40. Want

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