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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 898 · 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 Diya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  2. 2.Riya has ₹500. First Riya pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and socks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  3. 3.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a fancy phone cover (c) sweets every day (d) school shoes
  4. 4.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a raincoat (c) a sticker album (d) a schoolbag
  5. 5.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) medicine when ill (c) school shoes (d) a fancy phone cover
  6. 6.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) soap (c) a schoolbag (d) a raincoat
  7. 7.For Sneha, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  8. 8.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) a video game
  9. 9.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a remote-control car (c) sweets every day (d) drinking water
  10. 10.Diya has ₹800. First Diya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  11. 11.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a new party dress (c) notebooks for school (d) a glitter pen set
  12. 12.Karan has ₹450. First Karan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  13. 13.For Kavya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  14. 14.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) designer sunglasses (c) a toy robot (d) a bigger TV
  15. 15.Riya has ₹550. First Riya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹140) and a raincoat (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  16. 16.Riya has ₹750. First Riya pays for needs: socks (₹90) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  17. 17.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) designer sunglasses (c) a sticker album (d) a video game
  18. 18.For Vivaan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  19. 19.Lakshmi has ₹900. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and a geometry box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  20. 20.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a raincoat (c) designer sunglasses (d) a toy robot
  21. 21.Tara has ₹700. First Tara pays for needs: a geometry box (₹160) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  22. 22.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a video game (c) toothpaste (d) a sticker album
  23. 23.For Lakshmi, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  24. 24.For Ananya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  25. 25.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) toothpaste (c) vegetables (d) milk
  26. 26.Meera has ₹1000. First Meera pays for needs: a school uniform (₹170) and school shoes (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) vegetables (d) a third cricket bat
  28. 28.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) notebooks for school (c) a video game (d) a bigger TV
  29. 29.For Meera, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  30. 30.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a new party dress (c) school shoes (d) a fancy phone cover
  31. 31.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) sweets every day (c) a toy robot (d) a raincoat
  32. 32.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a video game (d) vegetables
  33. 33.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) designer sunglasses (c) a toy robot (d) soap
  34. 34.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a raincoat (c) a third cricket bat (d) vegetables
  35. 35.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a remote-control car (c) a schoolbag (d) drinking water
  36. 36.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a remote-control car (c) vegetables (d) sweets every day
  37. 37.For Kavya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  38. 38.For Ananya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  39. 39.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) medicine when ill (c) a schoolbag (d) a remote-control car
  40. 40.For Karan, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

Answer key

  1. Need
  2. 270
  3. school shoes
  4. a sticker album
  5. a fancy phone cover
  6. designer sunglasses
  7. Want
  8. milk
  9. drinking water
  10. 690
  11. notebooks for school
  12. 290
  13. Need
  14. a raincoat
  15. 240
  16. 600
  17. toothpaste
  18. Need
  19. 620
  20. a raincoat
  21. 460
  22. toothpaste
  23. Want
  24. Need
  25. a sticker album
  26. 610
  27. vegetables
  28. notebooks for school
  29. Want
  30. school shoes
  31. a raincoat
  32. vegetables
  33. soap
  34. a third cricket bat
  35. a remote-control car
  36. vegetables
  37. Need
  38. Need
  39. a remote-control car
  40. Need

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