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Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 929 · 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.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a school uniform (c) a fancy phone cover (d) soap
  2. 2.For Manav, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  3. 3.For Meera, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  4. 4.Pooja has ₹350. First Pooja pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  5. 5.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a new party dress (c) a schoolbag (d) bus fare to school
  6. 6.For Aarav, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  7. 7.Ananya has ₹1000. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and socks (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
  8. 8.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) a schoolbag (c) toothpaste (d) rice and dal
  9. 9.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) a glitter pen set (d) school shoes
  10. 10.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) extra comic books (c) school shoes (d) a third cricket bat
  11. 11.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) a warm blanket (d) extra comic books
  12. 12.For Aarav, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  13. 13.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a bigger TV (d) rice and dal
  14. 14.Vivaan has ₹900. First Vivaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹170) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  15. 15.For Kabir, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  16. 16.For Lakshmi, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  17. 17.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) vegetables (c) drinking water (d) designer sunglasses
  18. 18.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a toy robot (c) a video game (d) a glitter pen set
  19. 19.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) sweets every day (c) a new party dress (d) a fancy phone cover
  20. 20.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a toy robot (c) a sticker album (d) a bigger TV
  21. 21.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) school shoes (c) drinking water (d) a warm blanket
  22. 22.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a video game (c) school shoes (d) a raincoat
  23. 23.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) medicine when ill (c) a schoolbag (d) sweets every day
  24. 24.For Rohan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  25. 25.Sneha has ₹300. First Sneha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.For Diya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  27. 27.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a toy robot (c) a third cricket bat (d) a glitter pen set
  28. 28.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) vegetables (c) designer sunglasses (d) a new party dress
  29. 29.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a third cricket bat (c) sweets every day (d) soap
  30. 30.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a bigger TV (c) a warm blanket (d) a glitter pen set
  31. 31.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) soap (c) a remote-control car (d) a raincoat
  32. 32.For Kavya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  33. 33.Lakshmi has ₹950. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and a geometry box (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
  34. 34.For Rohan, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  35. 35.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) soap (c) a warm blanket (d) medicine when ill
  36. 36.For Lakshmi, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  37. 37.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) medicine when ill (c) a remote-control car (d) a schoolbag
  38. 38.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) notebooks for school (c) a third cricket bat (d) vegetables
  39. 39.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a raincoat (c) a bigger TV (d) soap
  40. 40.Kabir has ₹950. First Kabir pays for needs: a raincoat (₹160) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?

Answer key

  1. a fancy phone cover
  2. Want
  3. Need
  4. 180
  5. a new party dress
  6. Need
  7. 650
  8. a bigger TV
  9. school shoes
  10. school shoes
  11. a warm blanket
  12. Want
  13. rice and dal
  14. 640
  15. Want
  16. Need
  17. designer sunglasses
  18. drinking water
  19. rice and dal
  20. vegetables
  21. a toy robot
  22. a video game
  23. sweets every day
  24. Want
  25. 180
  26. Need
  27. drinking water
  28. vegetables
  29. soap
  30. a warm blanket
  31. a remote-control car
  32. Need
  33. 630
  34. Need
  35. sweets every day
  36. Need
  37. a remote-control car
  38. a third cricket bat
  39. a bigger TV
  40. 710

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