Pop Culture

Worksheet Description

This worksheet revolves around the theme of pop culture and includes a series of unit rate word problems. Students are asked to calculate the unit rates of various activities such as video streaming, episode watching of TV series, earnings from a movie, social media influencer’s follower gains, video game completion, page writing by an author, movie franchise earnings, music festival performances, streaming platform releases, and YouTube video uploads.

The objective of the worksheet is to teach students how to compute unit rates in scenarios that are relevant to their interests in pop culture. By solving these problems, students practice dividing total quantities by time to find the average rate of activity, which is an essential skill for understanding proportions and comparisons. The worksheet is designed to enhance students’ numerical literacy and to encourage the application of mathematical concepts to everyday life situations. Additionally, it aims to make learning about ratios and rates more engaging by using contexts from the entertainment industry that students may find appealing.

Example Problems

1. A pop star’s music video was streamed 6 million times in 3 days. Calculate the unit rate of video streams per day.

2. A TV series with 10 episodes was binge-watched in 2 days. Determine the unit rate of episode-watching in episodes per day.

3. A movie actor earned $12 million for a film that took 6 months to shoot. Find the unit rate of earnings per month.

4. A popular social media influencer gained 500,000 followers in 20 days. Calculate the unit rate of follower gain per day.

5. A video game with 30 levels was completed in 3 days. Determine the unit rate of level completion in levels per day.

6. A bestselling author wrote a 400-page novel in 40 days. Calculate the unit rate of page writing per day.

7. A popular movie franchise grossed $100 million in its opening weekend. Find the unit rate of earnings per day during that weekend.