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Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 921 · 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.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) milk (c) drinking water (d) a fancy phone cover
  2. 2.For Rohan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  3. 3.Tara has ₹450. First Tara pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  4. 4.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a school uniform (c) a remote-control car (d) notebooks for school
  5. 5.Ananya has ₹650. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and a geometry box (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
  6. 6.For Zoya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  7. 7.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a fancy phone cover (c) soap (d) extra comic books
  8. 8.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a glitter pen set (c) vegetables (d) a sticker album
  9. 9.For Riya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  10. 10.For Dev, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  11. 11.For Farhan, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  12. 12.For Riya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  13. 13.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a toy robot (c) rice and dal (d) soap
  14. 14.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a bigger TV (c) a new party dress (d) a school uniform
  15. 15.For Nisha, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  16. 16.Saanvi has ₹650. First Saanvi pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  17. 17.For Kavya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  18. 18.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) toothpaste (c) a glitter pen set (d) drinking water
  19. 19.For Kabir, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  20. 20.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) milk (c) sweets every day (d) a fancy phone cover
  21. 21.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) medicine when ill (c) a raincoat (d) a third cricket bat
  22. 22.For Kabir, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  23. 23.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a third cricket bat (c) toothpaste (d) a glitter pen set
  24. 24.Isha has ₹700. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  25. 25.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a video game (c) sweets every day (d) a sticker album
  26. 26.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a remote-control car (c) a schoolbag (d) toothpaste
  27. 27.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a new party dress (c) a raincoat (d) rice and dal
  28. 28.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) bus fare to school (d) a fancy phone cover
  29. 29.For Karan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  30. 30.For Lakshmi, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  31. 31.For Aarav, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  32. 32.Aarav has ₹300. First Aarav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  33. 33.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) medicine when ill (c) a sticker album (d) milk
  34. 34.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) toothpaste (c) school shoes (d) a remote-control car
  35. 35.Farhan has ₹300. First Farhan pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  36. 36.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a raincoat (c) a new party dress (d) vegetables
  37. 37.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) soap (c) milk (d) a warm blanket
  38. 38.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) toothpaste (c) a bigger TV (d) a fancy phone cover
  39. 39.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) a sticker album (d) rice and dal
  40. 40.For Arjun, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

Answer key

  1. a fancy phone cover
  2. Want
  3. 170
  4. a remote-control car
  5. 350
  6. Need
  7. soap
  8. vegetables
  9. Want
  10. Need
  11. Need
  12. Need
  13. a toy robot
  14. a school uniform
  15. Want
  16. 460
  17. Want
  18. a glitter pen set
  19. Need
  20. milk
  21. a third cricket bat
  22. Want
  23. toothpaste
  24. 520
  25. a warm blanket
  26. a remote-control car
  27. a new party dress
  28. bus fare to school
  29. Want
  30. Want
  31. Need
  32. 170
  33. a sticker album
  34. a remote-control car
  35. 180
  36. a new party dress
  37. a new party dress
  38. toothpaste
  39. rice and dal
  40. Want

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