do realy use the stuff you learn in math in the real life!!?

Question

I belve you realy don't use all the stuff you learn! unless you are an math teacher!or dealing wiht big compicaed math problems!! but I do admit you do use a littel but come on are you realy going to need to know !!a+b=c +9

Answer 1

It may seem hard to believe, but yes! I mean, sure. Who is going to need to know that y=mx+b when you're graphing an equation?

But the things that you learn in math when you're younger, such as elementary school, is the "foundation". You build and build and build on that up until high school and college. You are not going to be able to solve detailed and complicated problems without knowing how to divide fractions, right?

And after college comes life. What I mean is finance and taxing and such. You really do need those skills. And math comes in handy in practically any occupation. A rocket scientist needs it just about as much as a waiter trying to figure out a tip percent!

And there is not going to be a next Einstein if they stop teaching these skills! Scientist, waiters, doctors, lawyers, pizza guys, teachers, architects, anything!

Sure, it may not seem important now. And I get about as much fed up with it as the next student. But the truth is, school is preparing you for everyday life!

Best of luck!

Answer 2

Is that the math you did?! I did calculus, trigonometry, graphs, algebra, geometry, circles & triangle mathematics, exponents AND a mthematics project in my final year. It sounds like you had it easy. I sucked so hard at maths though. I really was terrible. But I got a tutor, sacrificed my free time and got a good enough pass! Many times I asked the teacher... "will I need this later in life?"

The reply: "Only if you go into a career with mathematics as a dominant feature"

Of course one needs SOME mathematical abilites in life but judging from the answers above the maths I took in school was much more complicated than you guys had. I wasn't schooled in the USA.

Answer 3

You go on a trip with your friends. Sara brings a dinner dish, spends about $25. Lizzie brings dessert, which cost about $12. Terri and Patrick brough appetizers and spent about $18. You bring the wine and it cost you about $20 total. Matt didn't bring anything, but is willing to chip in. How much does everyone need to contribute or get rebated to even this out?

Don't need math in your life?!? What is this, some kind of joke?! I use it all the time - usually the mundane algebra type, but often it gets trickier: on one occassion I used calculus to determine the volume of a cone, on another, I used logarithmns to figure out banking interest rates, or payments on a loan.

If you don't see a need for math in your life, it is only because you don't understand how powerful math is. It is everywhere. Period.

Answer 4

*sighs*

Yes.
If you want to be an engineer or scientist, you need to know physics. To learn physics, you need calculus. To know calculus, you need algebra.
Most college accounting curriculums require calculus in order to graduate (see above for the requirements of calculus).
If you want to be an architect, you need to good at geometry and trigonometry, which require a good foundation in algebra.
The highest paying careers require a "survival" of challenging courses.
The only career I can think of that does NOT require math but where you can still make a lot of money is an attorney.

Answer 5

the mathematics isn't approximately sensible use It develops your logic and your discovering/thinking skills frequently the mathematics is a mom of all technology in authentic existence the Physics, Biology and Chemistry are extra clever. From cooking to repairing a motor vehicle. it rather is everywhere.

Answer 6

Only if you are a science or math major. Usually, not so much for the rest of us. Unless we're trying to figure out how much to tip the pizza guy.

Answer 7

You do need to know it. Stop trying to justify not doing your school work. One day you'll actually have to go out in the real world, find a job, pay bills, and have credit. Do you think that it is going to be to your benefit NOT to learn this stuff?

Answer 8

YES!!!!! Math teaches logical thinking. It is very important in real life, unless you want to be some kind of loser.

Answer 9

You will use it every day.

Do you see all of these people on Y!A struggling to do their taxes? They didn't pay enough attention in math class.

Answer 10

i couldnt agree with you more, i only use the simple things in life, like add, sub, and multiply, for counting money,selling, or your taxes. i dont know why we have to learn ab+c=0!