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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 979 · 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.Lakshmi has ₹650. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹200) and a school uniform (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
  2. 2.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a school uniform (c) bus fare to school (d) school shoes
  3. 3.Rohan has ₹1000. First Rohan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹140) and school shoes (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  4. 4.For Zoya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  5. 5.For Aarav, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  6. 6.For Tara, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  7. 7.For Pooja, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  8. 8.For Meera, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  9. 9.For Tara, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  10. 10.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a sticker album (c) vegetables (d) sweets every day
  11. 11.Kavya has ₹350. First Kavya pays for needs: socks (₹50) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  12. 12.For Diya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  13. 13.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) designer sunglasses
  14. 14.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) bus fare to school (c) a warm blanket (d) drinking water
  15. 15.Lakshmi has ₹550. First Lakshmi pays for needs: socks (₹100) and notebooks (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
  16. 16.Arjun has ₹300. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  17. 17.For Kabir, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  18. 18.For Aarav, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  19. 19.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a warm blanket (c) a glitter pen set (d) medicine when ill
  20. 20.Rahul has ₹550. First Rahul pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and a raincoat (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  21. 21.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a schoolbag (c) a remote-control car (d) toothpaste
  22. 22.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) school shoes (c) a video game (d) rice and dal
  23. 23.For Vivaan, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  24. 24.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a raincoat (c) a glitter pen set (d) a new party dress
  25. 25.Nisha has ₹550. First Nisha pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and socks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.Sneha has ₹400. First Sneha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and a raincoat (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.Rohan has ₹450. First Rohan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  28. 28.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) designer sunglasses (c) soap (d) a sticker album
  29. 29.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a warm blanket (c) medicine when ill (d) a sticker album
  30. 30.Tara has ₹450. First Tara pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  31. 31.Farhan has ₹350. First Farhan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  32. 32.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) a school uniform (c) a schoolbag (d) drinking water
  33. 33.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a fancy phone cover (c) extra comic books (d) a toy robot
  34. 34.Vivaan has ₹700. First Vivaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹130) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  35. 35.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) school shoes (c) a glitter pen set (d) extra comic books
  36. 36.Vivaan has ₹550. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  37. 37.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a fancy phone cover (c) sweets every day (d) a remote-control car
  38. 38.For Ishaan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  39. 39.For Isha, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  40. 40.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a warm blanket (c) extra comic books (d) a video game

Answer key

  1. 270
  2. a third cricket bat
  3. 730
  4. Want
  5. Want
  6. Want
  7. Want
  8. Need
  9. Want
  10. vegetables
  11. 190
  12. Want
  13. school shoes
  14. designer sunglasses
  15. 270
  16. 160
  17. Want
  18. Need
  19. a glitter pen set
  20. 310
  21. a remote-control car
  22. a video game
  23. Want
  24. a raincoat
  25. 330
  26. 220
  27. 220
  28. soap
  29. a sticker album
  30. 310
  31. 230
  32. extra comic books
  33. bus fare to school
  34. 480
  35. school shoes
  36. 340
  37. bus fare to school
  38. Need
  39. Want
  40. a warm blanket

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