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: A car payment of $250 a month, Movie tickets, Gas for the car, A music streaming subscription
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2.Sort each one: Fixed or Variable?
Sort: A gym membership of $30 a month, Rent of $900 every month, The electric bill, Groceries
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3.Sort each one: Fixed or Variable?
Sort: Home insurance of $80 a month, Birthday presents for friends, Piano lessons at a set price each month, Heating oil in winter
FixedVariable
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Answer key — Fixed or Variable Expense?
Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A car payment of $250 a month — Fixed 2. A music streaming subscription — Fixed 3. Gas for the car — Variable 4. Movie tickets — Variable
2.1. A gym membership of $30 a month — Fixed 2. Groceries — Variable 3. Rent of $900 every month — Fixed 4. The electric bill — Variable
3.1. Birthday presents for friends — Variable 2. Heating oil in winter — Variable 3. Home insurance of $80 a month — Fixed 4. Piano lessons at a set price each month — Fixed
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.