Social Media Relationships

Worksheet Description

This worksheet features word problems that explore proportional relationships within the context of social media usage. It presents scenarios such as calculating the number of students with social media accounts based on survey data, adjusting social media usage time proportionally, and increasing social media followers or post frequency by a certain percentage. The problems also deal with the proportion of students not using social media in a class, the increase in the number of likes on posts, and the impact of new followers on a school club’s social media account.

The aim of the worksheet is to teach students about proportions and percentages in practical, relatable scenarios. It helps them to understand how to apply proportional reasoning to increase or decrease quantities and to calculate the effects of these changes on overall numbers. The scenarios are chosen to be relevant to students’ interests, potentially increasing engagement with the material. Through these exercises, students practice critical thinking and enhance their mathematical skills in understanding ratios, rates, and proportional relationships as they apply to real-life situations.