Math is Everywhere

"When will I ever used this in real life?"

Have you asked that question in regards to what you were learning in Math class?  Maybe you've never asked that question, but you've heard a classmate ask that question.  Possibly you've never voiced that question but you have thought about it.

Did you know math is all around us?  Everywhere you look math is being used.  It may not look exactly like the problems you've seen in math class over the years, but it is there.

Are you a sports fanatic?  Do you have a favorite player or team?  If you do I bet you know the stats for that player or team.  How many touchdowns did they score last year?  What is their batting average?  Those stats are a great example of math being used outside of the classroom.

Okay so maybe you aren't a big sports fan, but you do enjoy baking a delicious batch of chocolate chip cookies.  I bet you follow a recipe when you make those cookies so you don't use too much flour and ruin the batch.  That recipe you're following is full of measurements and fractions.  If you want to make more or less than the recipe says it will make, you have to multiply or divide.  Baking your favorite treat cannot be done without doing a little math.

These are just two examples of math being used outside of the classroom.  There are countless more examples out there.  Your challenge today is to look around and take notice of the math being used all around you.  Leave a comment sharing where and how you see math being used in every day life.  Remember to use your first name only in your  comment.