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, Groceries, Birthday presents for friends, A gym membership of $30 a month
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2.Sort each one: Fixed or Variable?
Sort: Home insurance of $80 a month, The water bill, The electric bill, A music streaming subscription
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3.Sort each one: Fixed or Variable?
Sort: Internet service at a set monthly price, A car payment of $250 a month, Gas for the car, Heating oil in winter
FixedVariable
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Answer key — Fixed or Variable Expense?
Set 25. 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. Birthday presents for friends — Variable 4. Groceries — Variable
2.1. A music streaming subscription — Fixed 2. Home insurance of $80 a month — Fixed 3. The electric bill — Variable 4. The water bill — Variable
3.1. A car payment of $250 a month — Fixed 2. Gas for the car — Variable 3. Heating oil in winter — Variable 4. Internet service at a set monthly price — Fixed
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.