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: Piano lessons at a set price each month, A gym membership of $30 a month, Movie tickets, The electric bill
FixedVariable
2.Sort each one: Fixed or Variable?
Sort: A car payment of $250 a month, A music streaming subscription, The water bill, Eating at restaurants
FixedVariable
3.Sort each one: Fixed or Variable?
Sort: Home insurance of $80 a month, Gas for the car, A phone plan that costs the same each month, New clothes
FixedVariable
LessonPrint · D2.Eco.1.3-5 · Set 22 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Fixed or Variable Expense?
Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A gym membership of $30 a month — Fixed 2. Movie tickets — Variable 3. Piano lessons at a set price each month — Fixed 4. The electric bill — Variable
2.1. A car payment of $250 a month — Fixed 2. A music streaming subscription — Fixed 3. Eating at restaurants — Variable 4. The water bill — Variable
3.1. A phone plan that costs the same each month — Fixed 2. Gas for the car — Variable 3. Home insurance of $80 a month — Fixed 4. New clothes — Variable
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.