THE IMPORTANCE OF MATHEMATICS IN EVERYDAY LIFE

Mathematics is fundamental to national prosperity in providing tools for understanding science, engineering, technology and economics. It is about pattern and structure, logical analysis, deduction, calculation within these pattern and structure.

Mathematics is important in our daily lives. People use a lot of what they were taught in school without even thinking about it as follows.

1.     AREA: Retiling a flow or seeding a lawn may be done by figuring the size of the area and amount of supplies needed.

2.     PERCENTAGE: Being able to figure out percentages can come in handy, when faced with store sales or nutrition labels.

3.     FRACTION: Road signs and recipe books feature fractions that tells us the distance or how much an ingredient to put in a dish.

4.     ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION: Totaling the price of groceries as you shop or calculate monthly bills requires mathematical skills.

5.     GEOMETRY: Placing picture on a wall and making certain, they are hanging straight takes some knowledge of geometry.

6.     PLAYING THE ODDS: Some people who play the lottery use mathematical skills to try to determine the probability of their winning the jackpot.

Conclusively, mathematics is important in our day to day activities. It is essential in public decision-making and for participation in the knowledge economy.