Figuring Out Profit is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on calculating profit from sales and costs, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Eco.7.3-5. It prints 8 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Profit is the money taken in minus the costs. Choose the work that gives the right answer.
1.Max spends $9 on supplies and sells birdhouses for $27 in all. What is his profit?
A.$27 − $9 = $18
B.$27 ÷ $9 = 3
C.$27 + $9 = $36
2.A car wash charges $5 per car and washes 25 cars. Soap and sponges cost $18. What is the profit?
A.25 × $5 = $125
B.25 × $5 = $125; $125 − $18 = $107
C.$125 + $18 = $143
3.Kim sells 10 bracelets for $3 each. The beads cost $8. What is her profit?
A.$30 + $8 = $38
B.10 × $3 = $30; $30 − $8 = $22
C.10 × $3 = $30
4.Tara sells 6 paintings for $12 each. Her paint and paper cost $20. What is her profit?
A.6 × $12 = $72
B.$72 + $20 = $92
C.6 × $12 = $72; $72 − $20 = $52
5.A school store sells pencils for $1 each and pays $0.25 for each one. What is the profit on 20 pencils?
A.$1 − $0.25 = $0.75
B.20 × $1 = $20
C.20 × $1 = $20; 20 × $0.25 = $5; $20 − $5 = $15
6.A stand takes in $50 and its costs are $50. What is the profit?
A.$50 ÷ $50 = 1
B.$50 − $50 = $0
C.$50 + $50 = $100
7.A bake sale takes in $85. The baking supplies cost $35. What is the profit?
A.$85 − $30 = $55
B.$85 − $35 = $50
C.$85 + $35 = $120
8.Dev mows 4 lawns for $15 each. Gas for the mower costs $6. What is his profit?
A.4 × $15 = $60; $60 − $6 = $54
B.4 × $15 = $60
C.$15 − $6 = $9
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Answer key — Figuring Out Profit
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.$27 − $9 = $18
2.25 × $5 = $125; $125 − $18 = $107
3.10 × $3 = $30; $30 − $8 = $22
4.6 × $12 = $72; $72 − $20 = $52
5.20 × $1 = $20; 20 × $0.25 = $5; $20 − $5 = $15
6.$50 − $50 = $0
7.$85 − $35 = $50
8.4 × $15 = $60; $60 − $6 = $54
Questions about Figuring Out Profit
What does the Figuring Out Profit worksheet cover?
It practices calculating profit from sales and costs — 8 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on C3 Framework D2.Eco.7.3-5: Explain how the chance of profit changes what sellers do. The instruction to students is “Profit is the money taken in minus the costs. Choose the work that gives the right answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does Figuring Out Profit practice?
D2.Eco.7.3-5, under Economics for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published indicator reads: “Explain how profits influence sellers in markets.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Figuring Out Profit is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Eco.7.3-5, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Figuring Out Profit come with an answer key?
Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Figuring Out Profit can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Figuring Out Profit free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Figuring Out Profit, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for D2.Eco.7.3-5
Explain how the chance of profit changes what sellers do.