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Math in the News: Issue 72--Box Office Flop!

Math in the News: Issue 72--Box Office Flop!

August 2013. In this issue we analyze why the movie the Lone Ranger is considered a box office flop, even though it has earned nearly $100 million. We analyze box office data.

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Common Core Standards CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSS.IC.A.1, CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSS.IC.A.2, CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSS.IC.B.3, CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSS.IC.B.4, CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSS.IC.B.6, CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSF.IF.A.3, CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSF.BF.A.2, CCSS.Math.CONTENT.HSF.LE.A.2
Grade Range 6 - 12
Curriculum Nodes Algebra
    • Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
        • Applications of Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
    • Probability and Data Analysis
        • Data Analysis
    • Sequences and Series
        • Sequences
Copyright Year 2013
Keywords math in the news, current events, math news, science news, business news, sports news, business news, data analysis, box office statistics, box office math