Factoring in Real Life?

Question

have any ideas when factoring can be used in real life examples?

Answer 1

Have a dinner party.
whether you cook or have it catered you'll need to know how many portions are needed for each guest.
or
try to get 3 children to share a pizza without whining about who is getting more
(1 pizza, 8 slices, 3 whiners)
factoring is like following a recipe, you may want more or less then the recipe yield, then you have to adjust (factor in or out portions).

Answer 2

I love math and I love factoring. But in real life factoring and most of what is learned in algebra or geometry or trigonometry is of little use in every day life unless you are either a math teacher, an engeneer, maybe a computer programmer or a scientist. Otherwise it has no use whatsoever and if you never learn it, besides failing your math class, there will be no other harm to you. Your life span will be the same whether you learn how to factor or not.

But remember I love math. And I can factor. But it has never served a purpose to me since leaving school.

Answer 3

Just because you may not factor in everyday life doesn't mean it's not important. The fact that you're learning a higher-level thinking skill is what's important. Don't dismiss something because you can't find application. The truth is, many, many real-life things can be described with polynomials. And learning to analyze those functions will make you a better student, and ultimately a higher-level order thinker.

Answer 4

estimating ratios.... such as

unit costs. ($ per pound)

estimating restaurant bills when you out with dutch with friends

($ per person - say bill is $93 and there are 6 of you.. 93/6 = 93 / (2 x 3) = 31/2 = 15.5)

etc

Answer 5

Yes, cryptography which is used in email.