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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 850 · 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.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) drinking water (c) a third cricket bat (d) a new party dress
  2. 2.Dev has ₹800. First Dev pays for needs: school shoes (₹210) and a lunch box (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
  3. 3.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) soap (c) a toy robot (d) a video game
  4. 4.For Sneha, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  5. 5.Arjun has ₹600. First Arjun pays for needs: a water bottle (₹120) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  6. 6.Manav has ₹600. First Manav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹160) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) school shoes (c) a schoolbag (d) drinking water
  8. 8.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) milk (c) a raincoat (d) soap
  9. 9.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) a toy robot (d) rice and dal
  10. 10.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a third cricket bat (c) rice and dal (d) a bigger TV
  11. 11.For Ananya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  12. 12.For Isha, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  13. 13.Aarav has ₹900. First Aarav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹210) and socks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  14. 14.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a warm blanket (c) drinking water (d) medicine when ill
  15. 15.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) a toy robot (d) a raincoat
  16. 16.For Kabir, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  17. 17.For Karan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  18. 18.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a school uniform (c) bus fare to school (d) a third cricket bat
  19. 19.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) notebooks for school (c) a remote-control car (d) bus fare to school
  20. 20.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a warm blanket (c) a third cricket bat (d) bus fare to school
  21. 21.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a glitter pen set (c) soap (d) a school uniform
  22. 22.Priya has ₹450. First Priya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹80) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  23. 23.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) drinking water (c) a glitter pen set (d) milk
  24. 24.Kabir has ₹850. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  25. 25.For Aarav, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  26. 26.Aditya has ₹550. First Aditya pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a raincoat (c) a glitter pen set (d) a fancy phone cover
  28. 28.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a video game (c) rice and dal (d) a sticker album
  29. 29.For Meera, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  30. 30.For Ananya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  31. 31.Ananya has ₹750. First Ananya pays for needs: notebooks (₹250) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  32. 32.For Dev, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  33. 33.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a sticker album (c) designer sunglasses (d) milk
  34. 34.For Gurpreet, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  35. 35.Nisha has ₹400. First Nisha pays for needs: socks (₹70) and a geometry box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  36. 36.Farhan has ₹750. First Farhan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹140) and a lunch box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  37. 37.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) milk (c) sweets every day (d) a bigger TV
  38. 38.For Aditya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  39. 39.For Zoya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  40. 40.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) bus fare to school (d) designer sunglasses

Answer key

  1. drinking water
  2. 380
  3. soap
  4. Want
  5. 420
  6. 340
  7. a remote-control car
  8. extra comic books
  9. rice and dal
  10. rice and dal
  11. Need
  12. Want
  13. 530
  14. a glitter pen set
  15. a raincoat
  16. Want
  17. Need
  18. a third cricket bat
  19. a remote-control car
  20. a third cricket bat
  21. a glitter pen set
  22. 240
  23. a glitter pen set
  24. 730
  25. Need
  26. 340
  27. a raincoat
  28. rice and dal
  29. Need
  30. Need
  31. 390
  32. Need
  33. milk
  34. Want
  35. 210
  36. 450
  37. milk
  38. Need
  39. Want
  40. bus fare to school

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