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Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 886 · 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.For Zoya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  2. 2.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) bus fare to school (c) sweets every day (d) designer sunglasses
  3. 3.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a warm blanket (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a third cricket bat
  4. 4.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a glitter pen set (c) a video game (d) notebooks for school
  5. 5.Tara 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 glitter pen set
  6. 6.Karan has ₹300. First Karan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a schoolbag (c) a third cricket bat (d) a glitter pen set
  8. 8.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a raincoat (c) a bigger TV (d) toothpaste
  9. 9.For Saanvi, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  10. 10.For Saanvi, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  11. 11.For Ishaan, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  12. 12.Vivaan has ₹750. First Vivaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹220) and school shoes (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
  13. 13.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) drinking water (d) a bigger TV
  14. 14.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) a third cricket bat
  15. 15.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a sticker album (c) bus fare to school (d) a glitter pen set
  16. 16.For Priya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  17. 17.For Joseph, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  18. 18.Isha has ₹350. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  19. 19.For Diya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  20. 20.For Rahul, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  21. 21.Rahul has ₹600. First Rahul pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and notebooks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  22. 22.Ananya has ₹700. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹230) and socks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  23. 23.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) school shoes (c) a video game (d) sweets every day
  24. 24.For Ishaan, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  25. 25.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) drinking water (d) a new party dress
  26. 26.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a third cricket bat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a glitter pen set
  27. 27.Sneha has ₹650. First Sneha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and a raincoat (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  28. 28.For Pooja, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  29. 29.Ishaan has ₹550. First Ishaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a lunch box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  30. 30.Diya has ₹550. First Diya pays for needs: school shoes (₹160) and a raincoat (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  31. 31.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) toothpaste (c) extra comic books (d) a new party dress
  32. 32.For Dev, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  33. 33.Riya has ₹600. First Riya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and a lunch box (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
  34. 34.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) rice and dal (c) designer sunglasses (d) toothpaste
  35. 35.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a video game (c) sweets every day (d) notebooks for school
  36. 36.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) school shoes (c) a warm blanket (d) milk
  37. 37.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) school shoes (c) extra comic books (d) a warm blanket
  38. 38.For Kavya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  39. 39.Sneha has ₹650. First Sneha pays for needs: socks (₹110) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  40. 40.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) drinking water (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a raincoat

Answer key

  1. Want
  2. bus fare to school
  3. a warm blanket
  4. notebooks for school
  5. bus fare to school
  6. 130
  7. a schoolbag
  8. a bigger TV
  9. Want
  10. Want
  11. Want
  12. 310
  13. drinking water
  14. a school uniform
  15. bus fare to school
  16. Need
  17. Need
  18. 180
  19. Want
  20. Need
  21. 350
  22. 300
  23. school shoes
  24. Need
  25. drinking water
  26. drinking water
  27. 360
  28. Need
  29. 290
  30. 230
  31. toothpaste
  32. Need
  33. 260
  34. designer sunglasses
  35. notebooks for school
  36. a remote-control car
  37. extra comic books
  38. Want
  39. 490
  40. a fancy phone cover

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