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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 920 · 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.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) rice and dal (c) a remote-control car (d) bus fare to school
  2. 2.Priya has ₹650. First Priya pays for needs: socks (₹190) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  3. 3.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a remote-control car (c) a bigger TV (d) a glitter pen set
  4. 4.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a bigger TV (c) a toy robot (d) a sticker album
  5. 5.Aditya has ₹650. First Aditya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and a water bottle (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  6. 6.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a remote-control car (c) a new party dress (d) a school uniform
  7. 7.For Aarav, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  8. 8.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a school uniform (c) a toy robot (d) a sticker album
  9. 9.Kavya has ₹300. First Kavya pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  10. 10.Karan has ₹800. First Karan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  11. 11.For Priya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  12. 12.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a new party dress (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
  13. 13.Riya has ₹600. First Riya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and socks (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
  14. 14.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) soap (c) drinking water (d) a toy robot
  15. 15.For Farhan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  16. 16.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a remote-control car (d) a toy robot
  17. 17.For Manav, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  18. 18.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) notebooks for school
  19. 19.For Diya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  20. 20.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a toy robot (c) a third cricket bat (d) a school uniform
  21. 21.For Gurpreet, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  22. 22.Arjun has ₹400. First Arjun pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  23. 23.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) designer sunglasses (c) milk (d) medicine when ill
  24. 24.Kavya has ₹750. First Kavya pays for needs: socks (₹210) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  25. 25.For Kabir, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  26. 26.For Sneha, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  27. 27.Zoya has ₹850. First Zoya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  28. 28.For Rohan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  29. 29.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) milk (c) a sticker album (d) designer sunglasses
  30. 30.For Meera, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  31. 31.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) bus fare to school (d) a remote-control car
  32. 32.For Riya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  33. 33.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) rice and dal (c) notebooks for school (d) soap
  34. 34.Rohan has ₹350. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  35. 35.For Rohan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  36. 36.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a glitter pen set (c) a fancy phone cover (d) school shoes
  37. 37.Farhan has ₹600. First Farhan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a water bottle (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  38. 38.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) sweets every day (c) a warm blanket (d) medicine when ill
  39. 39.For Pooja, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  40. 40.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) milk (c) a third cricket bat (d) designer sunglasses

Answer key

  1. a remote-control car
  2. 370
  3. a schoolbag
  4. toothpaste
  5. 350
  6. a school uniform
  7. Want
  8. a school uniform
  9. 120
  10. 600
  11. Want
  12. rice and dal
  13. 340
  14. a toy robot
  15. Want
  16. rice and dal
  17. Want
  18. notebooks for school
  19. Need
  20. a school uniform
  21. Need
  22. 240
  23. designer sunglasses
  24. 430
  25. Need
  26. Want
  27. 630
  28. Need
  29. milk
  30. Want
  31. bus fare to school
  32. Need
  33. a fancy phone cover
  34. 210
  35. Need
  36. school shoes
  37. 400
  38. sweets every day
  39. Need
  40. milk

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