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Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 932 · 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.Joseph has ₹650. First Joseph pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and a lunch box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  2. 2.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a remote-control car (c) a warm blanket (d) a video game
  3. 3.Karan has ₹600. First Karan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹180) and a geometry box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  4. 4.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a warm blanket
  5. 5.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a bigger TV (c) sweets every day (d) a new party dress
  6. 6.For Lakshmi, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  7. 7.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) medicine when ill (c) a school uniform (d) drinking water
  8. 8.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) drinking water (c) a school uniform (d) rice and dal
  9. 9.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) milk (c) a new party dress (d) vegetables
  10. 10.For Saanvi, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  11. 11.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) school shoes (c) drinking water (d) a third cricket bat
  12. 12.For Rohan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  13. 13.For Sneha, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  14. 14.For Ishaan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  15. 15.For Kabir, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  16. 16.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a sticker album (c) a third cricket bat (d) a remote-control car
  17. 17.Lakshmi has ₹950. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹260) and school shoes (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
  18. 18.Ishaan has ₹350. First Ishaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  19. 19.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) toothpaste (c) drinking water (d) a fancy phone cover
  20. 20.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) school shoes (c) a glitter pen set (d) drinking water
  21. 21.For Farhan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  22. 22.For Arjun, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  23. 23.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) drinking water (c) sweets every day (d) a school uniform
  24. 24.For Kavya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  25. 25.Aarav has ₹600. First Aarav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) rice and dal (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
  27. 27.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) a new party dress (d) a raincoat
  28. 28.For Aditya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  29. 29.For Ananya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  30. 30.For Diya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  31. 31.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a video game (c) soap (d) a schoolbag
  32. 32.Zoya has ₹650. First Zoya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹170) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  33. 33.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) milk
  34. 34.Lakshmi has ₹800. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹160) and a geometry box (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
  35. 35.Aarav has ₹800. First Aarav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹220) and a raincoat (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
  36. 36.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) medicine when ill (c) a raincoat (d) rice and dal
  37. 37.For Priya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  38. 38.For Lakshmi, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  39. 39.Ishaan has ₹900. First Ishaan pays for needs: socks (₹160) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  40. 40.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) bus fare to school (c) vegetables (d) toothpaste

Answer key

  1. 420
  2. a warm blanket
  3. 260
  4. a warm blanket
  5. toothpaste
  6. Want
  7. designer sunglasses
  8. a fancy phone cover
  9. a new party dress
  10. Need
  11. a third cricket bat
  12. Need
  13. Need
  14. Want
  15. Need
  16. a raincoat
  17. 430
  18. 250
  19. a fancy phone cover
  20. a glitter pen set
  21. Need
  22. Need
  23. sweets every day
  24. Want
  25. 420
  26. rice and dal
  27. a raincoat
  28. Need
  29. Want
  30. Need
  31. a video game
  32. 380
  33. milk
  34. 440
  35. 360
  36. sweets every day
  37. Want
  38. Want
  39. 670
  40. a bigger TV

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