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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 994 · 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 ₹600. First Saanvi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and socks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  2. 2.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a third cricket bat (c) a sticker album (d) designer sunglasses
  3. 3.For Ananya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  4. 4.For Aditya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  5. 5.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a sticker album (c) notebooks for school (d) extra comic books
  6. 6.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a new party dress (c) bus fare to school (d) a fancy phone cover
  7. 7.For Meera, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  8. 8.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) notebooks for school (c) drinking water (d) a bigger TV
  9. 9.For Lakshmi, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  10. 10.Meera has ₹450. First Meera pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  11. 11.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) sweets every day (c) school shoes (d) a remote-control car
  12. 12.For Aarav, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  13. 13.For Aarav, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  14. 14.For Lakshmi, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  15. 15.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a third cricket bat (c) drinking water (d) notebooks for school
  16. 16.Isha has ₹1000. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and notebooks (₹330). How many rupees are left for wants?
  17. 17.Aditya has ₹1000. First Aditya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  18. 18.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a new party dress (c) a remote-control car (d) soap
  19. 19.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) rice and dal (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a warm blanket
  20. 20.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a raincoat (d) medicine when ill
  21. 21.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a schoolbag (c) school shoes (d) designer sunglasses
  22. 22.For Rohan, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  23. 23.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a glitter pen set (c) a bigger TV (d) rice and dal
  24. 24.For Aarav, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  25. 25.Arjun has ₹550. First Arjun pays for needs: a raincoat (₹120) and a water bottle (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) school shoes (c) rice and dal (d) vegetables
  27. 27.Vivaan has ₹900. First Vivaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹80) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  28. 28.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a new party dress (c) a warm blanket (d) a bigger TV
  29. 29.For Karan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  30. 30.For Meera, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  31. 31.Vivaan has ₹350. First Vivaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  32. 32.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) school shoes (c) bus fare to school (d) extra comic books
  33. 33.Farhan has ₹950. First Farhan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  34. 34.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a sticker album (c) milk (d) designer sunglasses
  35. 35.For Aarav, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  36. 36.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a sticker album (c) a bigger TV (d) school shoes
  37. 37.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) a glitter pen set (d) notebooks for school
  38. 38.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) milk (c) a glitter pen set (d) vegetables
  39. 39.Dev has ₹750. First Dev pays for needs: socks (₹150) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  40. 40.For Riya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

Answer key

  1. 360
  2. drinking water
  3. Need
  4. Need
  5. notebooks for school
  6. bus fare to school
  7. Want
  8. a bigger TV
  9. Need
  10. 210
  11. school shoes
  12. Want
  13. Want
  14. Want
  15. a third cricket bat
  16. 610
  17. 850
  18. soap
  19. a fancy phone cover
  20. a fancy phone cover
  21. designer sunglasses
  22. Need
  23. rice and dal
  24. Want
  25. 260
  26. a remote-control car
  27. 770
  28. a warm blanket
  29. Want
  30. Want
  31. 210
  32. extra comic books
  33. 800
  34. milk
  35. Need
  36. school shoes
  37. notebooks for school
  38. a glitter pen set
  39. 510
  40. Want

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