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Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 873 · 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.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) sweets every day (c) bus fare to school (d) a fancy phone cover
  2. 2.For Karan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  3. 3.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) rice and dal (c) a schoolbag (d) a third cricket bat
  4. 4.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) vegetables (c) medicine when ill (d) a new party dress
  5. 5.Kabir has ₹850. First Kabir pays for needs: a raincoat (₹220) and socks (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
  6. 6.Dev has ₹800. First Dev pays for needs: school shoes (₹220) and socks (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.Kavya has ₹350. First Kavya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  8. 8.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) school shoes (c) a raincoat (d) a remote-control car
  9. 9.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) a glitter pen set
  10. 10.For Ishaan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  11. 11.For Rohan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  12. 12.For Rahul, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  13. 13.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a sticker album (c) a remote-control car (d) a fancy phone cover
  14. 14.Ishaan has ₹650. First Ishaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  15. 15.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) milk (c) notebooks for school (d) a school uniform
  16. 16.Kavya has ₹750. First Kavya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and notebooks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  17. 17.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) soap (c) a raincoat (d) designer sunglasses
  18. 18.For Rahul, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  19. 19.For Ananya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  20. 20.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) notebooks for school (c) bus fare to school (d) vegetables
  21. 21.For Priya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  22. 22.Ananya has ₹350. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  23. 23.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a raincoat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) notebooks for school
  24. 24.For Arjun, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  25. 25.For Aditya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  26. 26.For Aarav, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  27. 27.Sneha has ₹500. First Sneha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a water bottle (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  28. 28.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a new party dress (c) a school uniform (d) drinking water
  29. 29.For Arjun, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  30. 30.Nisha has ₹750. First Nisha pays for needs: school shoes (₹140) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  31. 31.Farhan 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) toothpaste
  32. 32.Aarav has ₹500. First Aarav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  33. 33.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) toothpaste (c) vegetables (d) a third cricket bat
  34. 34.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a glitter pen set (c) milk (d) a raincoat
  35. 35.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) toothpaste (c) a schoolbag (d) a third cricket bat
  36. 36.For Aarav, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  37. 37.For Vivaan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  38. 38.For Manav, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  39. 39.For Ananya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  40. 40.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a raincoat (c) designer sunglasses (d) rice and dal

Answer key

  1. bus fare to school
  2. Need
  3. a third cricket bat
  4. a new party dress
  5. 400
  6. 350
  7. 230
  8. a remote-control car
  9. vegetables
  10. Need
  11. Need
  12. Want
  13. medicine when ill
  14. 480
  15. a new party dress
  16. 500
  17. designer sunglasses
  18. Want
  19. Want
  20. a video game
  21. Want
  22. 200
  23. a fancy phone cover
  24. Need
  25. Want
  26. Need
  27. 260
  28. a new party dress
  29. Want
  30. 550
  31. toothpaste
  32. 330
  33. a third cricket bat
  34. a glitter pen set
  35. a third cricket bat
  36. Want
  37. Want
  38. Want
  39. Need
  40. designer sunglasses

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