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, Gas for the car, The electric bill, Internet service at a set monthly price
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2.Sort each one: Fixed or Variable?
Sort: A phone plan that costs the same each month, Rent of $900 every month, Birthday presents for friends, Groceries
FixedVariable
3.Sort each one: Fixed or Variable?
Sort: A loan payment that is the same every month, Movie tickets, Piano lessons at a set price each month, New clothes
FixedVariable
LessonPrint · D2.Eco.1.3-5 · Set 2 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Fixed or Variable Expense?
Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A music streaming subscription — Fixed 2. Gas for the car — Variable 3. Internet service at a set monthly price — Fixed 4. The electric bill — Variable
2.1. A phone plan that costs the same each month — Fixed 2. Birthday presents for friends — Variable 3. Groceries — Variable 4. Rent of $900 every month — Fixed
3.1. A loan payment that is the same every month — Fixed 2. Movie tickets — Variable 3. New clothes — Variable 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.