Finding the Figures in a Budget is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on finding and calculating figures in a budget, 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 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Read each budget, then answer the questions. Show your work.
1.Read the budget, then answer the questions.
Jada's Allowance Plan
A budget written for this worksheet.
Allowance: $12 a week.
Spend: $6 a week. Save for a bike: $4 a week. Share with a food pantry: $2 a week.
The bike Jada wants costs $80.
1. How much does Jada share with the food pantry in 10 weeks?
2. How many weeks will it take Jada to save for the bike?
3. What could Jada change in her plan to buy the bike sooner?
2.Read the budget, then answer the questions.
A Monthly Budget for One Apartment
A budget written for this worksheet.
Take-home pay: $2,400 a month.
Fixed expenses: rent $950; internet $60; bus pass $75.
Variable expenses: electricity $90; groceries $350.
Saving: $300. Giving: $25.
1. How much is spent on fixed expenses each month?
2. How much money is left at the end of the month?
3. Which expenses are variable?
LessonPrint · D3.1.3-5 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Finding the Figures in a Budget
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. 10 × $2 = $20. 2. $80 ÷ $4 = 20 weeks. 3. Spend less each week and save more for the bike.
What does the Finding the Figures in a Budget worksheet cover?
It practices finding and calculating figures in a budget — 2 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on C3 Framework D3.1.3-5: Gather what you need from several sources, choosing each for a reason. The instruction to students is “Read each budget, then answer the questions. Show your work”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does Finding the Figures in a Budget practice?
D3.1.3-5, under Evaluating Sources and Using Evidence for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published indicator reads: “Gather relevant information from multiple sources while using the origin, structure, and context to guide the selection.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Finding the Figures in a Budget is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D3.1.3-5, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Finding the Figures in a Budget come with an answer key?
Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Finding the Figures in a Budget can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Finding the Figures in a Budget free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Finding the Figures in a Budget, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for D3.1.3-5
Gather what you need from several sources, choosing each for a reason.