Reading a Simple Budget is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on finding what a budget spends, saves and gives, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D3.1.3-5. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 23 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Reading a Simple Budget
D3.1.3-5
NameDate
Read each budget, then answer the questions. Show your work.
1.Read the budget, then answer the questions.
Carlos's Weekly Allowance Plan
A budget written for this worksheet.
Allowance: $12 each week
Save for a bike: $5
Spend on snacks: $4
Give to the school food drive: $1
Not planned yet: $2
1. The bike costs $60. How many weeks of saving $5 will Carlos need?
2. How much does Carlos spend and give in all each week?
3. How much is Carlos's allowance each week?
2.Read the budget, then answer the questions.
Jada's Lemonade Stand: One Saturday
A budget written for this worksheet.
Money in from sales: $30
Paid back to Mom for lemons and sugar: $9
Saved for summer camp: $15
Given to the library book drive: $3
Spent on a movie ticket: $3
1. What is Jada saving for?
2. Did Jada save more than she spent on the movie ticket? How much more?
3. Why did Jada pay her mom back first?
LessonPrint · D3.1.3-5 · Set 23 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Reading a Simple Budget
Set 23. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. $60 ÷ $5 = 12 weeks 2. $4 + $1 = $5 3. $12.
2.1. Summer camp. 2. Yes, she saved $15 − $3 = $12 more. 3. The lemons and sugar were a cost of running the stand.
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D3.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.