App-tastic Savings and Sounds

Worksheet Description

This worksheet uses an Apple Store receipt to engage students with questions regarding the costs associated with purchasing apps and a music subscription service. The receipt details several apps with individual costs and a subtotal for the apps, alongside a separate charge for an Apple Music Family Subscription. Students are asked to calculate potential savings over time, identify the most expensive app, evaluate savings from selecting only free apps, determine percentages related to the total amount, apply discounts, and convert time zones.

Through this worksheet, students learn to apply mathematical operations to real-life scenarios, such as budgeting for app purchases and subscription services. They practice addition and multiplication to calculate annual costs, develop analytical skills by comparing item prices, and understand the concept of percentages in the context of discounts and expenditure distribution. The worksheet also introduces time zone conversion, broadening the lesson to include elements of geography and global time standards, thus encouraging a multidimensional approach to learning.