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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 861 · 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 has ₹700. First Lakshmi pays for needs: notebooks (₹160) and a geometry box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  2. 2.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) medicine when ill (d) a glitter pen set
  3. 3.For Gurpreet, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  4. 4.Vivaan has ₹550. First Vivaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹160) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  5. 5.Riya has ₹750. First Riya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and a lunch box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  6. 6.Lakshmi has ₹800. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹200) and notebooks (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) drinking water (c) a new party dress (d) rice and dal
  8. 8.Manav has ₹350. First Manav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.Diya has ₹500. First Diya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹130) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  10. 10.Riya has ₹950. First Riya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and notebooks (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
  11. 11.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a toy robot (c) a sticker album (d) a warm blanket
  12. 12.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a third cricket bat (c) milk (d) a bigger TV
  13. 13.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) rice and dal (c) sweets every day (d) a fancy phone cover
  14. 14.Joseph has ₹500. First Joseph pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a geometry box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  15. 15.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) milk (d) a third cricket bat
  16. 16.For Priya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  17. 17.Saanvi has ₹850. First Saanvi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a lunch box (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  18. 18.Karan has ₹950. First Karan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and notebooks (₹310). How many rupees are left for wants?
  19. 19.Kavya has ₹850. First Kavya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and school shoes (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?
  20. 20.Nisha has ₹300. First Nisha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  21. 21.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) vegetables (c) extra comic books (d) a school uniform
  22. 22.For Ananya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  23. 23.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) extra comic books (d) toothpaste
  24. 24.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a third cricket bat (c) a glitter pen set (d) a remote-control car
  25. 25.Ananya has ₹650. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a video game (c) a remote-control car (d) medicine when ill
  27. 27.For Aditya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  28. 28.For Ishaan, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  29. 29.For Rahul, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  30. 30.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a schoolbag (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a toy robot
  31. 31.Isha has ₹400. First Isha pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  32. 32.Aarav has ₹550. First Aarav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹180) and a water bottle (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  33. 33.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) school shoes (c) a new party dress (d) sweets every day
  34. 34.For Vivaan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  35. 35.For Joseph, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  36. 36.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) medicine when ill (c) milk (d) sweets every day
  37. 37.For Zoya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  38. 38.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) rice and dal (c) a sticker album (d) a schoolbag
  39. 39.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) drinking water (c) vegetables (d) a video game
  40. 40.For Joseph, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

Answer key

  1. 400
  2. medicine when ill
  3. Want
  4. 320
  5. 440
  6. 350
  7. a new party dress
  8. 220
  9. 240
  10. 660
  11. a warm blanket
  12. milk
  13. rice and dal
  14. 280
  15. milk
  16. Want
  17. 590
  18. 510
  19. 490
  20. 150
  21. extra comic books
  22. Need
  23. toothpaste
  24. soap
  25. 490
  26. medicine when ill
  27. Need
  28. Need
  29. Need
  30. a schoolbag
  31. 280
  32. 200
  33. school shoes
  34. Need
  35. Want
  36. sweets every day
  37. Want
  38. a sticker album
  39. a video game
  40. Want

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