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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 918 · 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 Vivaan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  2. 2.Sneha has ₹700. First Sneha pays for needs: notebooks (₹150) and a geometry box (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
  3. 3.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) milk (c) a remote-control car (d) a fancy phone cover
  4. 4.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) designer sunglasses (d) bus fare to school
  5. 5.Isha has ₹750. First Isha pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a geometry box (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
  6. 6.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a school uniform (c) toothpaste (d) a new party dress
  7. 7.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) extra comic books (c) a school uniform (d) a new party dress
  8. 8.For Gurpreet, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  9. 9.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) sweets every day (c) vegetables (d) soap
  10. 10.For Diya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  11. 11.For Arjun, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  12. 12.Kabir has ₹450. First Kabir pays for needs: a lunch box (₹120) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  13. 13.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) rice and dal (c) toothpaste (d) designer sunglasses
  14. 14.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) school shoes (c) notebooks for school (d) designer sunglasses
  15. 15.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) notebooks for school (c) a schoolbag (d) rice and dal
  16. 16.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) drinking water (c) a glitter pen set (d) a remote-control car
  17. 17.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) notebooks for school (c) a warm blanket (d) school shoes
  18. 18.For Gurpreet, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  19. 19.For Joseph, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  20. 20.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) soap (c) a warm blanket (d) designer sunglasses
  21. 21.For Rahul, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  22. 22.For Vivaan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  23. 23.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a third cricket bat (c) a raincoat (d) extra comic books
  24. 24.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a raincoat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) milk
  25. 25.For Riya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  26. 26.Ishaan has ₹400. First Ishaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹120) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.Aditya has ₹500. First Aditya pays for needs: socks (₹140) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  28. 28.For Arjun, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  29. 29.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) sweets every day (c) a new party dress (d) a glitter pen set
  30. 30.Karan has ₹400. First Karan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  31. 31.For Vivaan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  32. 32.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) vegetables (c) extra comic books (d) designer sunglasses
  33. 33.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a glitter pen set (c) a fancy phone cover (d) milk
  34. 34.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a school uniform (c) a sticker album (d) a video game
  35. 35.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a glitter pen set (c) a new party dress (d) milk
  36. 36.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a glitter pen set (c) a remote-control car (d) bus fare to school
  37. 37.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) sweets every day (c) rice and dal (d) a third cricket bat
  38. 38.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a bigger TV (c) sweets every day (d) soap
  39. 39.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a toy robot (c) a bigger TV (d) a sticker album
  40. 40.For Zoya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

Answer key

  1. Want
  2. 360
  3. milk
  4. bus fare to school
  5. 480
  6. a new party dress
  7. a school uniform
  8. Want
  9. sweets every day
  10. Need
  11. Need
  12. 280
  13. designer sunglasses
  14. designer sunglasses
  15. a toy robot
  16. drinking water
  17. a remote-control car
  18. Need
  19. Need
  20. designer sunglasses
  21. Need
  22. Need
  23. a raincoat
  24. a fancy phone cover
  25. Need
  26. 220
  27. 300
  28. Want
  29. soap
  30. 240
  31. Want
  32. vegetables
  33. milk
  34. a school uniform
  35. milk
  36. bus fare to school
  37. rice and dal
  38. soap
  39. milk
  40. Want

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