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Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 938 · 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.For Aarav, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  2. 2.Meera has ₹500. First Meera pays for needs: socks (₹70) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  3. 3.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) vegetables (c) a warm blanket (d) a third cricket bat
  4. 4.Sneha has ₹550. First Sneha pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a water bottle (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  5. 5.For Nisha, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  6. 6.Kabir has ₹950. First Kabir pays for needs: a water bottle (₹310) and a geometry box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.For Riya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  8. 8.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a warm blanket (c) sweets every day (d) a glitter pen set
  9. 9.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) toothpaste (c) school shoes (d) a video game
  10. 10.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a school uniform (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
  11. 11.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a third cricket bat (c) a raincoat (d) a video game
  12. 12.For Zoya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  13. 13.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) toothpaste (c) notebooks for school (d) a toy robot
  14. 14.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) a raincoat (d) designer sunglasses
  15. 15.For Dev, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  16. 16.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a video game (c) extra comic books (d) vegetables
  17. 17.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) rice and dal (c) a video game (d) a bigger TV
  18. 18.Aditya has ₹800. First Aditya pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  19. 19.Kavya has ₹650. First Kavya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and notebooks (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
  20. 20.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a school uniform (c) medicine when ill (d) a remote-control car
  21. 21.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) milk (c) bus fare to school (d) drinking water
  22. 22.For Arjun, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  23. 23.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) school shoes (c) notebooks for school (d) sweets every day
  24. 24.For Diya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  25. 25.Lakshmi has ₹950. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹260) and notebooks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) toothpaste (c) a schoolbag (d) drinking water
  27. 27.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) school shoes (c) drinking water (d) designer sunglasses
  28. 28.Rohan has ₹700. First Rohan pays for needs: socks (₹200) and a school uniform (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
  29. 29.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) vegetables (c) a sticker album (d) school shoes
  30. 30.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) sweets every day (c) toothpaste (d) a remote-control car
  31. 31.For Saanvi, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  32. 32.For Arjun, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  33. 33.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a bigger TV (c) extra comic books (d) a toy robot
  34. 34.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) bus fare to school (c) a third cricket bat (d) designer sunglasses
  35. 35.For Priya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  36. 36.Pooja has ₹500. First Pooja pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  37. 37.For Manav, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  38. 38.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a video game (c) a sticker album (d) rice and dal
  39. 39.For Kavya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  40. 40.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a remote-control car (c) a glitter pen set (d) designer sunglasses

Answer key

  1. Need
  2. 340
  3. a third cricket bat
  4. 280
  5. Need
  6. 510
  7. Want
  8. a warm blanket
  9. a video game
  10. a video game
  11. a raincoat
  12. Need
  13. a toy robot
  14. a raincoat
  15. Need
  16. vegetables
  17. rice and dal
  18. 640
  19. 390
  20. a remote-control car
  21. a remote-control car
  22. Need
  23. sweets every day
  24. Want
  25. 550
  26. a new party dress
  27. designer sunglasses
  28. 280
  29. a sticker album
  30. toothpaste
  31. Want
  32. Need
  33. school shoes
  34. bus fare to school
  35. Want
  36. 240
  37. Need
  38. rice and dal
  39. Want
  40. school shoes

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