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Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 970 · 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.Saanvi has ₹450. First Saanvi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹110) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  2. 2.Zoya has ₹700. First Zoya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  3. 3.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a bigger TV (c) a third cricket bat (d) notebooks for school
  4. 4.For Ananya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  5. 5.For Aarav, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  6. 6.Zoya has ₹900. First Zoya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹270) and a school uniform (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.Rahul has ₹450. First Rahul pays for needs: a lunch box (₹140) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  8. 8.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) medicine when ill (d) a glitter pen set
  9. 9.For Ishaan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  10. 10.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a raincoat (c) a bigger TV (d) a schoolbag
  11. 11.Ananya has ₹700. First Ananya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a lunch box (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  12. 12.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) toothpaste (c) a video game (d) a remote-control car
  13. 13.Gurpreet has ₹900. First Gurpreet pays for needs: notebooks (₹300) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  14. 14.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a new party dress (c) vegetables (d) a third cricket bat
  15. 15.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) drinking water (c) a warm blanket (d) rice and dal
  16. 16.Gurpreet has ₹650. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a lunch box (₹120) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  17. 17.Ananya has ₹750. First Ananya pays for needs: notebooks (₹140) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  18. 18.For Diya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  19. 19.For Lakshmi, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  20. 20.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) sweets every day (c) a school uniform (d) a toy robot
  21. 21.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) soap (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a video game
  22. 22.Riya has ₹800. First Riya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹180) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  23. 23.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) designer sunglasses (c) a glitter pen set (d) a toy robot
  24. 24.Riya has ₹1000. First Riya pays for needs: notebooks (₹310) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  25. 25.Meera has ₹750. First Meera pays for needs: notebooks (₹210) and a raincoat (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.For Tara, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  27. 27.For Priya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  28. 28.For Diya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  29. 29.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a video game (c) school shoes (d) medicine when ill
  30. 30.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a glitter pen set (c) rice and dal (d) a video game
  31. 31.For Meera, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  32. 32.For Kabir, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  33. 33.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) bus fare to school (d) a glitter pen set
  34. 34.For Kabir, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  35. 35.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a warm blanket (c) a video game (d) a fancy phone cover
  36. 36.Pooja has ₹700. First Pooja pays for needs: notebooks (₹140) and socks (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
  37. 37.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) vegetables (c) extra comic books (d) sweets every day
  38. 38.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a fancy phone cover (c) rice and dal (d) a bigger TV
  39. 39.For Meera, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  40. 40.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a remote-control car (c) a bigger TV (d) medicine when ill

Answer key

  1. 280
  2. 540
  3. notebooks for school
  4. Want
  5. Want
  6. 410
  7. 180
  8. medicine when ill
  9. Need
  10. a bigger TV
  11. 470
  12. toothpaste
  13. 500
  14. vegetables
  15. a bigger TV
  16. 430
  17. 560
  18. Need
  19. Need
  20. a school uniform
  21. soap
  22. 560
  23. a warm blanket
  24. 610
  25. 310
  26. Want
  27. Want
  28. Want
  29. a video game
  30. rice and dal
  31. Need
  32. Need
  33. bus fare to school
  34. Need
  35. a warm blanket
  36. 370
  37. vegetables
  38. rice and dal
  39. Want
  40. medicine when ill

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