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Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 936 · 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.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) school shoes (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone cover
  2. 2.For Arjun, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  3. 3.For Rahul, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  4. 4.Nisha has ₹900. First Nisha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹240) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  5. 5.Ananya has ₹550. First Ananya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  6. 6.For Karan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  7. 7.For Karan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  8. 8.Isha has ₹550. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a remote-control car (c) notebooks for school (d) sweets every day
  10. 10.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a bigger TV (c) a glitter pen set (d) designer sunglasses
  11. 11.Arjun has ₹400. First Arjun pays for needs: socks (₹70) and a lunch box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  12. 12.Arjun has ₹350. First Arjun pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  13. 13.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) sweets every day (c) designer sunglasses (d) a bigger TV
  14. 14.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) medicine when ill (c) a third cricket bat (d) a glitter pen set
  15. 15.Kabir has ₹650. First Kabir pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  16. 16.Diya has ₹950. First Diya pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  17. 17.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) rice and dal
  18. 18.Tara has ₹1000. First Tara pays for needs: school shoes (₹330) and a lunch box (₹300). How many rupees are left for wants?
  19. 19.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) milk (c) a bigger TV (d) a toy robot
  20. 20.Isha has ₹1000. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹300) and a lunch box (₹310). How many rupees are left for wants?
  21. 21.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) milk (c) a glitter pen set (d) medicine when ill
  22. 22.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) toothpaste (d) a bigger TV
  23. 23.For Aarav, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  24. 24.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) school shoes (c) a warm blanket (d) designer sunglasses
  25. 25.Dev has ₹650. First Dev pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.Joseph has ₹850. First Joseph pays for needs: school shoes (₹210) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) soap (c) a video game (d) designer sunglasses
  28. 28.Rohan 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) notebooks for school
  29. 29.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a bigger TV (c) designer sunglasses (d) soap
  30. 30.Rahul has ₹900. First Rahul pays for needs: school shoes (₹200) and socks (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
  31. 31.For Joseph, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  32. 32.For Kabir, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  33. 33.For Ishaan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  34. 34.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a glitter pen set (c) bus fare to school (d) a sticker album
  35. 35.For Tara, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  36. 36.Zoya has ₹400. First Zoya pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  37. 37.Arjun has ₹500. First Arjun pays for needs: a raincoat (₹130) and notebooks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  38. 38.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a raincoat (c) medicine when ill (d) extra comic books
  39. 39.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) school shoes (c) extra comic books (d) a remote-control car
  40. 40.For Isha, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

Answer key

  1. a fancy phone cover
  2. Want
  3. Need
  4. 540
  5. 370
  6. Want
  7. Need
  8. 330
  9. notebooks for school
  10. a raincoat
  11. 200
  12. 240
  13. drinking water
  14. medicine when ill
  15. 550
  16. 810
  17. rice and dal
  18. 370
  19. milk
  20. 390
  21. a glitter pen set
  22. toothpaste
  23. Want
  24. designer sunglasses
  25. 470
  26. 550
  27. soap
  28. a remote-control car
  29. soap
  30. 450
  31. Want
  32. Need
  33. Want
  34. bus fare to school
  35. Want
  36. 270
  37. 250
  38. extra comic books
  39. school shoes
  40. Need

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