Fixed or Variable Expense? is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on telling fixed expenses from variable ones, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Eco.1.3-5. It prints 3 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.
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Fixed or Variable Expense?
D2.Eco.1.3-5
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A fixed expense costs the same each month. A variable expense changes. Sort each one.
1.Sort each one: Fixed or Variable?
Sort: Eating at restaurants, Internet service at a set monthly price, Piano lessons at a set price each month, Heating oil in winter
FixedVariable
2.Sort each one: Fixed or Variable?
Sort: The electric bill, Birthday presents for friends, A gym membership of $30 a month, Rent of $900 every month
FixedVariable
3.Sort each one: Fixed or Variable?
Sort: A music streaming subscription, Home insurance of $80 a month, Gas for the car, New clothes
FixedVariable
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Answer key — Fixed or Variable Expense?
Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Eating at restaurants — Variable 2. Heating oil in winter — Variable 3. Internet service at a set monthly price — Fixed 4. Piano lessons at a set price each month — Fixed
2.1. A gym membership of $30 a month — Fixed 2. Birthday presents for friends — Variable 3. Rent of $900 every month — Fixed 4. The electric bill — Variable
3.1. A music streaming subscription — Fixed 2. Gas for the car — Variable 3. Home insurance of $80 a month — Fixed 4. New clothes — Variable
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.