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: Heating oil in winter, New clothes, Home insurance of $80 a month, A phone plan that costs the same each month
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2.Sort each one: Fixed or Variable?
Sort: Movie tickets, The water bill, A car payment of $250 a month, Rent of $900 every month
FixedVariable
3.Sort each one: Fixed or Variable?
Sort: Piano lessons at a set price each month, The electric bill, Gas for the car, A gym membership of $30 a month
FixedVariable
LessonPrint · D2.Eco.1.3-5 · Set 5 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Fixed or Variable Expense?
Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A phone plan that costs the same each month — Fixed 2. Heating oil in winter — Variable 3. Home insurance of $80 a month — Fixed 4. New clothes — Variable
2.1. A car payment of $250 a month — Fixed 2. Movie tickets — Variable 3. Rent of $900 every month — Fixed 4. The water bill — Variable
3.1. A gym membership of $30 a month — Fixed 2. Gas for the car — Variable 3. Piano lessons at a set price each month — Fixed 4. The electric bill — Variable
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.