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Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 949 · 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 Aditya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  2. 2.For Isha, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  3. 3.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) notebooks for school (c) vegetables (d) a third cricket bat
  4. 4.Kabir has ₹600. First Kabir pays for needs: socks (₹130) and a water bottle (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  5. 5.Isha has ₹450. First Isha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  6. 6.Sneha has ₹900. First Sneha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹240) and notebooks (₹290). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) medicine when ill (c) a third cricket bat (d) notebooks for school
  8. 8.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a school uniform (c) a glitter pen set (d) a toy robot
  9. 9.Sneha has ₹450. First Sneha pays for needs: school shoes (₹140) and a raincoat (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  10. 10.Aditya has ₹400. First Aditya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹120) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  11. 11.For Manav, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  12. 12.For Manav, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  13. 13.For Kabir, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  14. 14.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a remote-control car (c) milk (d) a third cricket bat
  15. 15.Kavya has ₹650. First Kavya pays for needs: notebooks (₹200) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  16. 16.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a sticker album (c) a bigger TV (d) rice and dal
  17. 17.Sneha has ₹400. First Sneha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and a geometry box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  18. 18.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) vegetables (c) rice and dal (d) a bigger TV
  19. 19.For Rohan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  20. 20.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) rice and dal (c) a toy robot (d) a video game
  21. 21.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) designer sunglasses (c) a raincoat (d) a sticker album
  22. 22.For Meera, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  23. 23.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) rice and dal (c) a third cricket bat (d) extra comic books
  24. 24.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a glitter pen set (c) a fancy phone cover (d) milk
  25. 25.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a video game (c) a schoolbag (d) a warm blanket
  26. 26.Kavya has ₹300. First Kavya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) milk (c) vegetables (d) soap
  28. 28.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) school shoes (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a sticker album
  29. 29.For Manav, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  30. 30.For Rohan, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  31. 31.For Diya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  32. 32.Aarav has ₹500. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and a raincoat (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  33. 33.Lakshmi has ₹800. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹230) and socks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  34. 34.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a third cricket bat (c) a warm blanket (d) milk
  35. 35.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) drinking water (c) designer sunglasses (d) a school uniform
  36. 36.Aarav has ₹650. First Aarav pays for needs: socks (₹150) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  37. 37.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) extra comic books (c) a toy robot (d) a bigger TV
  38. 38.Ananya has ₹900. First Ananya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹270) and a raincoat (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
  39. 39.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) designer sunglasses (c) a new party dress (d) a sticker album
  40. 40.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a remote-control car (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat

Answer key

  1. Need
  2. Need
  3. a third cricket bat
  4. 350
  5. 280
  6. 370
  7. a third cricket bat
  8. a school uniform
  9. 170
  10. 200
  11. Want
  12. Want
  13. Need
  14. milk
  15. 360
  16. rice and dal
  17. 170
  18. a bigger TV
  19. Need
  20. rice and dal
  21. a raincoat
  22. Need
  23. rice and dal
  24. milk
  25. a video game
  26. 150
  27. a bigger TV
  28. school shoes
  29. Need
  30. Need
  31. Want
  32. 230
  33. 450
  34. a third cricket bat
  35. designer sunglasses
  36. 400
  37. milk
  38. 420
  39. school shoes
  40. toothpaste

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