The Fashion World

Worksheet Description

This worksheet, themed around “The Fashion World,” contains unit rate word problems related to various aspects of the fashion industry. The students are asked to calculate the unit rates of sales, production, and publishing within the context of a clothing store, a fashion designer, a shoe store, a tailor, a fashion magazine, a clothing factory, a jewelry store, a fashion model, a handbag designer, and a boutique. Each problem requires the student to determine how many items are sold, created, or completed per day or hour.

The worksheet is designed to teach students how to calculate unit rates, a fundamental concept that involves determining the quantity of something per unit of time. These problems help students practice and reinforce their division skills by applying them to real-world scenarios in the fashion industry. The aim is to improve students’ mathematical fluency and understanding of rates, enabling them to analyze productivity and efficiency in a business context. Through these exercises, students also gain a practical appreciation of how math is used in the business and creative aspects of fashion.

Example Problems

1. A clothing store sold 300 dresses in 5 days. Calculate the unit rate of dress sales in dresses per day.

2. A fashion designer created 15 outfits in 3 hours. Determine the unit rate of outfit creation in outfits per hour.

3. A shoe store sold 120 pairs of sneakers in a week. Calculate the unit rate of sneaker sales in pairs per day.

4. A tailor sewed 50 suits in 10 days. Determine the unit rate of suit sewing in suits per day.

5. A fashion magazine published 30 articles in 2 weeks. Calculate the unit rate of article publication in articles per day.

6. A clothing factory produced 800 t-shirts in 4 hours. Determine the unit rate of t-shirt production in t-shirts per hour.

7. A jewelry store sold 50 necklaces in 5 days. Calculate the unit rate of necklace sales in necklaces per day.