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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 870 · 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.Ananya has ₹1000. First Ananya pays for needs: notebooks (₹170) and school shoes (₹330). How many rupees are left for wants?
  2. 2.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) a raincoat
  3. 3.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) drinking water (c) a third cricket bat (d) extra comic books
  4. 4.For Diya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  5. 5.Priya has ₹300. First Priya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  6. 6.Aditya has ₹700. First Aditya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and a school uniform (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.For Kabir, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  8. 8.For Zoya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  9. 9.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a third cricket bat (c) a sticker album (d) a video game
  10. 10.Rohan has ₹950. First Rohan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹260) and socks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  11. 11.For Ananya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  12. 12.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) a sticker album (d) bus fare to school
  13. 13.Rahul has ₹450. First Rahul pays for needs: school shoes (₹150) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  14. 14.For Ananya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  15. 15.Joseph has ₹350. First Joseph pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  16. 16.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a sticker album (c) bus fare to school (d) rice and dal
  17. 17.Gurpreet has ₹550. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a raincoat (₹150) and a geometry box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  18. 18.For Arjun, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  19. 19.For Riya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  20. 20.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) extra comic books (c) medicine when ill (d) a video game
  21. 21.Riya has ₹350. First Riya pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  22. 22.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a new party dress (c) a video game (d) a raincoat
  23. 23.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) drinking water (c) rice and dal (d) a toy robot
  24. 24.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) notebooks for school (c) a glitter pen set (d) designer sunglasses
  25. 25.For Joseph, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  26. 26.For Ishaan, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  27. 27.For Isha, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  28. 28.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) toothpaste (c) a remote-control car (d) medicine when ill
  29. 29.For Farhan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  30. 30.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) a remote-control car (d) a schoolbag
  31. 31.For Priya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  32. 32.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) extra comic books (c) a fancy phone cover (d) soap
  33. 33.For Manav, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  34. 34.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a sticker album (c) a new party dress (d) a warm blanket
  35. 35.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) extra comic books (c) drinking water (d) a sticker album
  36. 36.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a fancy phone cover (c) vegetables (d) drinking water
  37. 37.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) medicine when ill (c) a warm blanket (d) milk
  38. 38.Manav has ₹800. First Manav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and a school uniform (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  39. 39.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) drinking water (c) a sticker album (d) a glitter pen set
  40. 40.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a fancy phone cover (c) sweets every day (d) bus fare to school

Answer key

  1. 500
  2. a raincoat
  3. drinking water
  4. Want
  5. 130
  6. 450
  7. Need
  8. Want
  9. milk
  10. 520
  11. Need
  12. bus fare to school
  13. 230
  14. Want
  15. 240
  16. a sticker album
  17. 270
  18. Want
  19. Want
  20. medicine when ill
  21. 180
  22. a raincoat
  23. a toy robot
  24. notebooks for school
  25. Want
  26. Need
  27. Want
  28. a remote-control car
  29. Want
  30. a schoolbag
  31. Want
  32. soap
  33. Want
  34. a warm blanket
  35. drinking water
  36. a fancy phone cover
  37. a sticker album
  38. 530
  39. drinking water
  40. bus fare to school

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