Celebrity News

Worksheet Description

This worksheet is centered on the theme of celebrity news and involves calculating unit rates from various scenarios in the world of fame and public interest. Students are presented with problems that include computing the unit rate of movie appearances by an actor, likes per hour on a celebrity’s Instagram post, concert ticket sales per month for a singer, and earnings per year for a TV personality’s endorsements. Other problems focus on calculating the rate of dishes prepared for a charity event by a celebrity chef, goals scored per month by an athlete, follower gains on Twitter, articles written per week by a blogger, TV episodes filmed per month by an actress, and album releases per year by a musician.

The aim of the worksheet is to teach students how to calculate unit rates, a key concept in understanding how to measure quantities in relation to time. By presenting problems in the context of celebrity activities, the worksheet seeks to make the mathematical concept of unit rates more engaging and relatable. It reinforces the students’ ability to divide total quantities by time to find the average rate of activity, which enhances their problem-solving skills and numerical reasoning. Additionally, the worksheet demonstrates the relevance of math in everyday life and popular culture, encouraging students to apply mathematical thinking in various real-world situations.

Example Problems

1. A famous actor appeared in 12 movies in 6 years. Calculate the unit rate of movie appearances per year.

2. A celebrity’s Instagram post received 400,000 likes in 5 hours. Determine the unit rate of likes per hour.

3. A singer sold 1 million concert tickets in 8 months. Calculate the unit rate of ticket sales per month.

4. A TV personality earned $5 million in endorsement deals over 3 years. Find the unit rate of earnings per year.

5. A celebrity chef cooked 2000 dishes in 10 days for a charity event. Determine the unit rate of dish preparation in dishes per day.

6. A famous athlete scored 40 goals in a season that lasted 4 months. Calculate the unit rate of goal scoring per month.

7. A reality TV star has 2 million followers on Twitter. Determine the unit rate of follower gain per week if they gained all followers in a year.