We use math every single day. We are so accustomed to using math that we do not even realize that we are at the time being. In a simple scenario, walking down the isle in a super market, we notice that there is a sale on our favorite food. Without thinking, our minds are already doing the task for us relaying that the current price is less than what is was the day before. Now, this may not be sophisticated math, but math it is. Math is a part of our daily routines without any question. Another way that we use math without realizing is while gardening. One would not think so but, again, it is simple math. If you plant a certain flower or crop, it might need to be a certain distance from the other plant next to it. Being able to measure the distance apart from one another, is considered math.
For most of us, we have been learning math since we started to count our first numbers. Back then, our parents would ask us how many red apples there are on the table. As toddlers, would count each individual apple saying each counting number out loud. This was our way of learning, slowly but, effectively. Negative numbers were not processed into our minds yet. What a joy those negative numbers are now that we need to know them today. After learning years of multiple types of math, we have been able to learn the concept of negativity.
We can use to math when we are predicting what the stock market prices will be in the upcoming future. People are always looking at the change in the stock market seeing when they want to sell their stocks and when to buy more. We also use math if we have bank accounts, figuring out how much money we have to spend on certain things and what not to spend. This is in relation with those who deal with credit cards. We are forced to work with numbers if we are planning on keeping on eye how much money we are spending. Don't lose track of the money that you have because then you will be in danger of going into what is known as credit card debt. Once you are in this trap, it is hard to get out.
Returning to my previous statement, there are some task that we do that we wouldn't consider as math, but they really are. Cooking, a common example, we would not think that this is math at first, but if you think about it, without a doubt it is. If we need to measure three tablespoons of sugar, but we only have a teaspoon measuring devise, we would need to be able to calculate how many teaspoons are in three tablespoons. Knowing that three teaspoons are equivalent to one tablespoon, we would then need to know that we need to use nine teaspoons to pour in the right about of sugar; 3 X 3 = 9.
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