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 music streaming subscription, The water bill, Heating oil in winter, Piano lessons at a set price each month
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2.Sort each one: Fixed or Variable?
Sort: Birthday presents for friends, A gym membership of $30 a month, Gas for the car, Rent of $900 every month
FixedVariable
3.Sort each one: Fixed or Variable?
Sort: Home insurance of $80 a month, A phone plan that costs the same each month, Eating at restaurants, Movie tickets
FixedVariable
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Answer key — Fixed or Variable Expense?
Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A music streaming subscription — Fixed 2. Heating oil in winter — Variable 3. Piano lessons at a set price each month — Fixed 4. The water bill — Variable
2.1. A gym membership of $30 a month — Fixed 2. Birthday presents for friends — Variable 3. Gas for the car — Variable 4. Rent of $900 every month — Fixed
3.1. A phone plan that costs the same each month — Fixed 2. Eating at restaurants — Variable 3. Home insurance of $80 a month — Fixed 4. Movie tickets — Variable
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.