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Ever wonder why you have to memorize multiplication tables or slave over long-division problems? Here are just a few practical ways your hard work can come in handy.
- Mixing a double-size batch of brownies
- Calculating a tip at a restaurant
- Making sure you have enough money for the tax on a purchase
- Figuring how long a car trip will take
- Determining and predicting athletes’ statistics
- Finding the best shopping bargain based on price and quantity
- Buying enough snacks and party favors for a celebration
- Figuring out when to call a family member in a different time zone
- Counting your change at the store
- Evenly dividing snacks among friends
There are also countless jobs that make regular use of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and more. Here are just a few: bicycle designer, farmer, musical-instrument maker, architect, accountant, carpenter, geologist, computer programmer, doctor, meteorologist and of course, math teacher.
