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: The water bill, Groceries, Internet service at a set monthly price, A gym membership of $30 a month
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2.Sort each one: Fixed or Variable?
Sort: Movie tickets, Birthday presents for friends, A car payment of $250 a month, A loan payment that is the same every month
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3.Sort each one: Fixed or Variable?
Sort: Home insurance of $80 a month, A music streaming subscription, Gas for the car, New clothes
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LessonPrint · D2.Eco.1.3-5 · Set 16 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Fixed or Variable Expense?
Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A gym membership of $30 a month — Fixed 2. Groceries — Variable 3. Internet service at a set monthly price — Fixed 4. The water bill — Variable
2.1. A car payment of $250 a month — Fixed 2. A loan payment that is the same every month — Fixed 3. Birthday presents for friends — Variable 4. Movie tickets — 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.