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: Internet service at a set monthly price, A music streaming subscription, The water bill, Movie tickets
FixedVariable
2.Sort each one: Fixed or Variable?
Sort: A car payment of $250 a month, Gas for the car, New clothes, A loan payment that is the same every month
FixedVariable
3.Sort each one: Fixed or Variable?
Sort: Heating oil in winter, A phone plan that costs the same each month, The electric bill, Rent of $900 every month
FixedVariable
LessonPrint · D2.Eco.1.3-5 · Set 6 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Fixed or Variable Expense?
Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A music streaming subscription — Fixed 2. Internet service at a set monthly price — Fixed 3. Movie tickets — Variable 4. The water bill — Variable
2.1. A car payment of $250 a month — Fixed 2. A loan payment that is the same every month — Fixed 3. Gas for the car — Variable 4. New clothes — Variable
3.1. A phone plan that costs the same each month — Fixed 2. Heating oil in winter — Variable 3. Rent of $900 every 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.