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 loan payment that is the same every month, The electric bill, Birthday presents for friends, Rent of $900 every month
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2.Sort each one: Fixed or Variable?
Sort: Eating at restaurants, Gas for the car, A phone plan that costs the same each month, Internet service at a set monthly price
FixedVariable
3.Sort each one: Fixed or Variable?
Sort: Movie tickets, A gym membership of $30 a month, Piano lessons at a set price each month, Groceries
FixedVariable
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Answer key — Fixed or Variable Expense?
Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A loan payment that is the same every month — Fixed 2. Birthday presents for friends — Variable 3. Rent of $900 every month — Fixed 4. The electric bill — Variable
2.1. A phone plan that costs the same each month — Fixed 2. Eating at restaurants — Variable 3. Gas for the car — Variable 4. Internet service at a set monthly price — Fixed
3.1. A gym membership of $30 a month — Fixed 2. Groceries — Variable 3. Movie tickets — 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.