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Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 966 · 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.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) milk (c) bus fare to school (d) a toy robot
  2. 2.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
  3. 3.For Karan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  4. 4.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) toothpaste (c) a third cricket bat (d) rice and dal
  5. 5.For Riya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  6. 6.Farhan has ₹900. First Farhan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹130) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.Ananya has ₹450. First Ananya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹120) and notebooks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  8. 8.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) notebooks for school (c) a sticker album (d) toothpaste
  9. 9.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a bigger TV (c) vegetables (d) drinking water
  10. 10.Joseph has ₹950. First Joseph pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and socks (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
  11. 11.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a third cricket bat (c) milk (d) soap
  12. 12.For Vivaan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  13. 13.Farhan has ₹450. First Farhan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  14. 14.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) extra comic books (c) drinking water (d) a third cricket bat
  15. 15.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a video game (c) a bigger TV (d) a new party dress
  16. 16.For Kavya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  17. 17.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) soap (c) a raincoat (d) milk
  18. 18.Tara has ₹1000. First Tara pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a water bottle (₹320). How many rupees are left for wants?
  19. 19.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a sticker album (c) vegetables (d) rice and dal
  20. 20.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a third cricket bat (c) drinking water (d) a sticker album
  21. 21.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) a fancy phone cover (d) school shoes
  22. 22.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) rice and dal (c) a bigger TV (d) a third cricket bat
  23. 23.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) notebooks for school (c) a school uniform (d) a glitter pen set
  24. 24.For Sneha, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  25. 25.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) school shoes
  26. 26.For Sneha, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  27. 27.For Farhan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  28. 28.For Ananya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  29. 29.For Ishaan, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  30. 30.Dev has ₹350. First Dev pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  31. 31.Gurpreet has ₹350. First Gurpreet pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  32. 32.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) bus fare to school (c) milk (d) medicine when ill
  33. 33.For Priya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  34. 34.For Ishaan, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  35. 35.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a toy robot (c) a remote-control car (d) a warm blanket
  36. 36.For Isha, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  37. 37.Arjun has ₹800. First Arjun pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a school uniform (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
  38. 38.For Riya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  39. 39.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) sweets every day (c) notebooks for school (d) a remote-control car
  40. 40.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a toy robot (d) bus fare to school

Answer key

  1. a toy robot
  2. toothpaste
  3. Want
  4. a third cricket bat
  5. Want
  6. 670
  7. 190
  8. a sticker album
  9. a bigger TV
  10. 660
  11. a third cricket bat
  12. Need
  13. 300
  14. drinking water
  15. medicine when ill
  16. Need
  17. a third cricket bat
  18. 600
  19. a sticker album
  20. drinking water
  21. school shoes
  22. rice and dal
  23. a glitter pen set
  24. Want
  25. school shoes
  26. Need
  27. Need
  28. Want
  29. Need
  30. 200
  31. 240
  32. a glitter pen set
  33. Want
  34. Want
  35. a warm blanket
  36. Need
  37. 550
  38. Want
  39. notebooks for school
  40. bus fare to school

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