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 gym membership of $30 a month, Eating at restaurants, The electric bill, A loan payment that is the same every month
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2.Sort each one: Fixed or Variable?
Sort: Gas for the car, Movie tickets, A phone plan that costs the same each month, A music streaming subscription
FixedVariable
3.Sort each one: Fixed or Variable?
Sort: Groceries, Rent of $900 every month, Heating oil in winter, Piano lessons at a set price each month
FixedVariable
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Answer key — Fixed or Variable Expense?
Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A gym membership of $30 a month — Fixed 2. A loan payment that is the same every month — Fixed 3. Eating at restaurants — Variable 4. The electric bill — Variable
2.1. A music streaming subscription — Fixed 2. A phone plan that costs the same each month — Fixed 3. Gas for the car — Variable 4. Movie tickets — Variable
3.1. Groceries — Variable 2. Heating oil in winter — Variable 3. Piano lessons at a set price each month — Fixed 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.