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Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 988 · 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.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) toothpaste (d) a glitter pen set
  2. 2.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a toy robot (c) a third cricket bat (d) a glitter pen set
  3. 3.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) designer sunglasses (c) a warm blanket (d) a toy robot
  4. 4.Karan has ₹400. First Karan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  5. 5.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) notebooks for school (c) a toy robot (d) extra comic books
  6. 6.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) notebooks for school (c) a new party dress (d) a bigger TV
  7. 7.Meera has ₹500. First Meera pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and socks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  8. 8.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) designer sunglasses (c) a schoolbag (d) medicine when ill
  9. 9.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) extra comic books (c) a glitter pen set (d) vegetables
  10. 10.For Dev, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  11. 11.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) milk (c) soap (d) a fancy phone cover
  12. 12.Karan has ₹450. First Karan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  13. 13.For Rohan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  14. 14.Meera has ₹650. First Meera pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  15. 15.For Ananya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  16. 16.For Joseph, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  17. 17.For Meera, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  18. 18.For Lakshmi, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  19. 19.For Gurpreet, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  20. 20.For Lakshmi, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  21. 21.Aarav has ₹500. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹160) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  22. 22.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) extra comic books (c) a new party dress (d) vegetables
  23. 23.For Manav, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  24. 24.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) vegetables (c) designer sunglasses (d) school shoes
  25. 25.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) notebooks for school (c) a warm blanket (d) a video game
  26. 26.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) rice and dal (c) a remote-control car (d) medicine when ill
  27. 27.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) designer sunglasses (c) medicine when ill (d) sweets every day
  28. 28.For Joseph, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  29. 29.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) a schoolbag (c) notebooks for school (d) a raincoat
  30. 30.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) school shoes (c) a bigger TV (d) designer sunglasses
  31. 31.For Aditya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  32. 32.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a warm blanket (c) sweets every day (d) a sticker album
  33. 33.For Ananya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  34. 34.For Joseph, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  35. 35.For Farhan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  36. 36.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a sticker album (c) school shoes (d) notebooks for school
  37. 37.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) bus fare to school (c) a video game (d) notebooks for school
  38. 38.For Rahul, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  39. 39.Ananya has ₹300. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  40. 40.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a raincoat (c) sweets every day (d) extra comic books

Answer key

  1. toothpaste
  2. notebooks for school
  3. a warm blanket
  4. 180
  5. notebooks for school
  6. notebooks for school
  7. 310
  8. designer sunglasses
  9. vegetables
  10. Need
  11. a fancy phone cover
  12. 260
  13. Want
  14. 490
  15. Need
  16. Want
  17. Need
  18. Need
  19. Want
  20. Want
  21. 230
  22. vegetables
  23. Need
  24. designer sunglasses
  25. a video game
  26. a remote-control car
  27. medicine when ill
  28. Need
  29. sweets every day
  30. school shoes
  31. Need
  32. a warm blanket
  33. Want
  34. Want
  35. Need
  36. a sticker album
  37. a video game
  38. Want
  39. 130
  40. a raincoat

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