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Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 864 · 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.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a third cricket bat (c) a warm blanket (d) extra comic books
  2. 2.For Priya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  3. 3.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) school shoes (c) a remote-control car (d) bus fare to school
  4. 4.Kavya has ₹700. First Kavya pays for needs: school shoes (₹230) and a lunch box (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
  5. 5.For Saanvi, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  6. 6.For Nisha, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  7. 7.For Diya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  8. 8.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a toy robot (c) a new party dress (d) medicine when ill
  9. 9.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a raincoat (c) sweets every day (d) drinking water
  10. 10.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a glitter pen set (c) notebooks for school (d) a school uniform
  11. 11.For Vivaan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  12. 12.Farhan has ₹500. First Farhan pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a raincoat (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  13. 13.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a schoolbag (c) extra comic books (d) a remote-control car
  14. 14.For Ishaan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  15. 15.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a third cricket bat (c) vegetables (d) soap
  16. 16.For Arjun, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  17. 17.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) notebooks for school (c) a sticker album (d) extra comic books
  18. 18.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) a new party dress (d) a schoolbag
  19. 19.Karan has ₹800. First Karan pays for needs: notebooks (₹220) and school shoes (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
  20. 20.For Karan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  21. 21.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) designer sunglasses (c) soap (d) a remote-control car
  22. 22.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a video game (c) soap (d) a glitter pen set
  23. 23.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone cover (c) rice and dal (d) a bigger TV
  24. 24.For Diya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  25. 25.Priya has ₹300. First Priya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.For Lakshmi, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  27. 27.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a warm blanket (c) bus fare to school (d) a fancy phone cover
  28. 28.For Rohan, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  29. 29.For Isha, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  30. 30.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) school shoes (c) designer sunglasses (d) extra comic books
  31. 31.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a remote-control car (c) extra comic books (d) vegetables
  32. 32.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) extra comic books (c) a video game (d) bus fare to school
  33. 33.For Saanvi, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  34. 34.Arjun has ₹400. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and school shoes (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  35. 35.For Zoya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  36. 36.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) rice and dal (c) a glitter pen set (d) a video game
  37. 37.For Kavya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  38. 38.Gurpreet has ₹350. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  39. 39.Ishaan has ₹700. First Ishaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹200) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  40. 40.Priya has ₹900. First Priya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and notebooks (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?

Answer key

  1. a warm blanket
  2. Need
  3. a remote-control car
  4. 290
  5. Want
  6. Want
  7. Need
  8. medicine when ill
  9. sweets every day
  10. a glitter pen set
  11. Need
  12. 300
  13. a schoolbag
  14. Want
  15. a third cricket bat
  16. Need
  17. notebooks for school
  18. a schoolbag
  19. 360
  20. Need
  21. soap
  22. soap
  23. rice and dal
  24. Need
  25. 140
  26. Need
  27. a fancy phone cover
  28. Want
  29. Need
  30. school shoes
  31. vegetables
  32. bus fare to school
  33. Want
  34. 170
  35. Want
  36. rice and dal
  37. Want
  38. 220
  39. 450
  40. 550

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