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Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 986 · 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.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) sweets every day (c) drinking water (d) a video game
  2. 2.Ananya has ₹900. First Ananya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  3. 3.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) bus fare to school (c) drinking water (d) a fancy phone cover
  4. 4.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a fancy phone cover (c) designer sunglasses (d) a schoolbag
  5. 5.For Karan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  6. 6.For Farhan, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  7. 7.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a new party dress (c) a third cricket bat (d) rice and dal
  8. 8.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) a warm blanket (c) notebooks for school (d) rice and dal
  9. 9.For Aditya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  10. 10.For Aditya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  11. 11.Diya has ₹350. First Diya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  12. 12.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) vegetables (c) notebooks for school (d) a third cricket bat
  13. 13.Isha has ₹700. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  14. 14.For Aditya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  15. 15.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) a bigger TV (d) rice and dal
  16. 16.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) soap (c) extra comic books (d) a video game
  17. 17.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) milk (c) a new party dress (d) a bigger TV
  18. 18.For Riya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  19. 19.Gurpreet has ₹800. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a raincoat (₹220) and school shoes (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
  20. 20.Arjun has ₹950. First Arjun pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  21. 21.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) drinking water (d) a bigger TV
  22. 22.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a third cricket bat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a warm blanket
  23. 23.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) sweets every day (c) toothpaste (d) a video game
  24. 24.Meera has ₹900. First Meera pays for needs: a school uniform (₹270) and a lunch box (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
  25. 25.For Rohan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  26. 26.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) rice and dal (c) a bigger TV (d) medicine when ill
  27. 27.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a warm blanket (c) a remote-control car (d) soap
  28. 28.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) notebooks for school
  29. 29.For Meera, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  30. 30.For Arjun, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  31. 31.For Lakshmi, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  32. 32.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) milk (c) a raincoat (d) designer sunglasses
  33. 33.For Kavya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  34. 34.For Rohan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  35. 35.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) sweets every day (c) a raincoat (d) soap
  36. 36.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a school uniform (c) a video game (d) a sticker album
  37. 37.Joseph has ₹600. First Joseph pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  38. 38.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) vegetables (c) a bigger TV (d) a glitter pen set
  39. 39.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) sweets every day (c) a glitter pen set (d) designer sunglasses
  40. 40.Meera has ₹650. First Meera pays for needs: socks (₹160) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?

Answer key

  1. drinking water
  2. 760
  3. a fancy phone cover
  4. a schoolbag
  5. Need
  6. Want
  7. rice and dal
  8. a remote-control car
  9. Want
  10. Want
  11. 180
  12. a third cricket bat
  13. 490
  14. Want
  15. rice and dal
  16. soap
  17. milk
  18. Want
  19. 340
  20. 760
  21. drinking water
  22. a warm blanket
  23. toothpaste
  24. 360
  25. Need
  26. a bigger TV
  27. a remote-control car
  28. notebooks for school
  29. Want
  30. Need
  31. Want
  32. designer sunglasses
  33. Need
  34. Want
  35. sweets every day
  36. a school uniform
  37. 430
  38. vegetables
  39. school shoes
  40. 410

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