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 phone plan that costs the same each month, New clothes, Home insurance of $80 a month, The water bill
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2.Sort each one: Fixed or Variable?
Sort: The electric bill, Groceries, A gym membership of $30 a month, Internet service at a set monthly price
FixedVariable
3.Sort each one: Fixed or Variable?
Sort: A music streaming subscription, Rent of $900 every month, Gas for the car, Eating at restaurants
FixedVariable
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Answer key — Fixed or Variable Expense?
Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A phone plan that costs the same each month — Fixed 2. Home insurance of $80 a month — Fixed 3. New clothes — Variable 4. The water bill — Variable
2.1. A gym membership of $30 a month — Fixed 2. Groceries — Variable 3. Internet service at a set monthly price — Fixed 4. The electric bill — Variable
3.1. A music streaming subscription — Fixed 2. Eating at restaurants — Variable 3. Gas for the car — Variable 4. Rent of $900 every month — Fixed
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.