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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 940 · 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.Aarav has ₹850. First Aarav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and school shoes (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
  2. 2.Dev has ₹650. First Dev pays for needs: notebooks (₹190) and a school uniform (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
  3. 3.Sneha has ₹500. First Sneha pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  4. 4.Riya has ₹450. First Riya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹140) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  5. 5.Farhan has ₹650. First Farhan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  6. 6.Rahul has ₹550. First Rahul pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and socks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) notebooks for school (c) bus fare to school (d) a remote-control car
  8. 8.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) toothpaste (c) a school uniform (d) extra comic books
  9. 9.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) drinking water (c) a warm blanket (d) designer sunglasses
  10. 10.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) vegetables (c) rice and dal (d) milk
  11. 11.For Riya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  12. 12.For Farhan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  13. 13.For Arjun, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  14. 14.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) soap (d) designer sunglasses
  15. 15.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a sticker album (c) rice and dal (d) a new party dress
  16. 16.Manav has ₹600. First Manav pays for needs: school shoes (₹160) and a raincoat (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
  17. 17.For Sneha, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  18. 18.Kabir has ₹450. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and socks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  19. 19.Kabir has ₹650. First Kabir pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and a school uniform (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
  20. 20.For Kabir, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  21. 21.For Karan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  22. 22.Isha has ₹450. First Isha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  23. 23.For Zoya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  24. 24.Aarav has ₹700. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹160) and a lunch box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  25. 25.For Gurpreet, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  26. 26.Ananya has ₹400. First Ananya pays for needs: socks (₹120) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a third cricket bat (c) drinking water (d) medicine when ill
  28. 28.Farhan has ₹1000. First Farhan pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a geometry box (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?
  29. 29.Rahul has ₹850. First Rahul pays for needs: school shoes (₹170) and a school uniform (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
  30. 30.Rahul has ₹500. First Rahul pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  31. 31.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) drinking water (c) bus fare to school (d) a raincoat
  32. 32.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a bigger TV (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
  33. 33.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) milk (c) a fancy phone cover (d) drinking water
  34. 34.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) soap (c) a glitter pen set (d) a warm blanket
  35. 35.For Dev, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  36. 36.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a third cricket bat (c) soap (d) a bigger TV
  37. 37.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) toothpaste (c) school shoes (d) a new party dress
  38. 38.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a third cricket bat (c) school shoes (d) a raincoat
  39. 39.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) toothpaste (d) a sticker album
  40. 40.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a bigger TV (d) a toy robot

Answer key

  1. 570
  2. 270
  3. 340
  4. 160
  5. 470
  6. 300
  7. a remote-control car
  8. extra comic books
  9. designer sunglasses
  10. a new party dress
  11. Need
  12. Need
  13. Need
  14. soap
  15. rice and dal
  16. 250
  17. Want
  18. 250
  19. 340
  20. Need
  21. Need
  22. 290
  23. Want
  24. 380
  25. Need
  26. 170
  27. a third cricket bat
  28. 620
  29. 440
  30. 200
  31. a bigger TV
  32. a raincoat
  33. a fancy phone cover
  34. a glitter pen set
  35. Want
  36. soap
  37. a new party dress
  38. a third cricket bat
  39. toothpaste
  40. vegetables

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