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Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 902 · 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 Rahul, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  2. 2.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a new party dress (c) a warm blanket (d) a fancy phone cover
  3. 3.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) a school uniform
  4. 4.For Aarav, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  5. 5.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) sweets every day (c) a glitter pen set (d) a fancy phone cover
  6. 6.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) a glitter pen set
  7. 7.For Rohan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  8. 8.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) a fancy phone cover (d) medicine when ill
  9. 9.Aarav has ₹750. First Aarav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  10. 10.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) rice and dal (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone cover
  11. 11.For Ishaan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  12. 12.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a bigger TV (c) designer sunglasses (d) a glitter pen set
  13. 13.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) notebooks for school (c) vegetables (d) a glitter pen set
  14. 14.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a schoolbag (c) designer sunglasses (d) a sticker album
  15. 15.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) medicine when ill (c) a sticker album (d) a fancy phone cover
  16. 16.Riya has ₹800. First Riya pays for needs: socks (₹240) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  17. 17.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a video game (c) rice and dal (d) sweets every day
  18. 18.For Meera, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  19. 19.For Meera, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  20. 20.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a remote-control car (c) school shoes (d) a new party dress
  21. 21.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a warm blanket (c) a school uniform (d) sweets every day
  22. 22.For Arjun, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  23. 23.Nisha has ₹600. First Nisha pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a water bottle (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
  24. 24.For Lakshmi, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  25. 25.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a glitter pen set (c) drinking water (d) soap
  26. 26.Rohan has ₹300. First Rohan pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) designer sunglasses
  28. 28.Nisha has ₹450. First Nisha pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  29. 29.For Ananya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  30. 30.For Meera, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  31. 31.Arjun has ₹1000. First Arjun pays for needs: a geometry box (₹210) and socks (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
  32. 32.Arjun has ₹650. First Arjun pays for needs: notebooks (₹180) and a geometry box (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
  33. 33.Tara has ₹500. First Tara pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  34. 34.Lakshmi has ₹800. First Lakshmi pays for needs: socks (₹130) and a geometry box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  35. 35.For Farhan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  36. 36.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) designer sunglasses (c) extra comic books (d) bus fare to school
  37. 37.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a glitter pen set (c) sweets every day (d) a raincoat
  38. 38.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a warm blanket (c) medicine when ill (d) vegetables
  39. 39.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) extra comic books (c) a third cricket bat (d) a remote-control car
  40. 40.For Diya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

Answer key

  1. Need
  2. a warm blanket
  3. a school uniform
  4. Want
  5. soap
  6. drinking water
  7. Need
  8. medicine when ill
  9. 590
  10. a fancy phone cover
  11. Want
  12. vegetables
  13. a glitter pen set
  14. a schoolbag
  15. medicine when ill
  16. 500
  17. rice and dal
  18. Need
  19. Need
  20. school shoes
  21. sweets every day
  22. Need
  23. 330
  24. Want
  25. a glitter pen set
  26. 180
  27. a schoolbag
  28. 230
  29. Need
  30. Want
  31. 540
  32. 260
  33. 390
  34. 530
  35. Need
  36. bus fare to school
  37. a raincoat
  38. a third cricket bat
  39. a warm blanket
  40. Want

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