Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Math in the Real World

When are times that you use math in your life? Please list at least three areas of your life in which you have used math.



Then... go to the math instructor link here and explain what I=PRT means.

15 comments:

  1. I think we use Math all day everyday. I just left the grocery store, where you have to weigh the veggies and fruit, look at the price per pound and "ADD" up how much I spent. Next write out the check and check to see if there is enough money in my account to cover it!!Subtract what I spent and move money from one account to the other to cover it.
    Lori

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  2. I use math every day. I use math with kids that are in headstart every day that I'm there.

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  3. I have used math when food shoping.

    I have used math when driving.

    I have used math when cooking.

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  4. balancing my check book. making change to give back at work. when i do baking. gail

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  5. I think that we use math every day. I know that I do. I use math on line at home when I do homework in math. I also use math in my son headstart class.

    Judy

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  6. we use math everyday in grocery stores, banking,cooking,bying things u need to find out how much u need to give to the store.how far u run,when u are driving,

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  7. PRT is principal,( amount of money borrowed) interest rate (per year) and time (in years to pay it back) So you buy a car and get a loan from the bank, you need to pay it back, but with a fee for using their money. That would be the interest and time given to pay it back.
    Lori

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  8. I=Interest
    p=principal
    r=Interest rate (per year)
    t=time (in years or fraction of a year)

    Judy

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  9. I=interest
    p=principal
    r=interest rate
    t=time
    gail

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  10. I = interset

    P = principal

    R = interest rate

    T = time

    Danel

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  11. I=PRT where I is interest P is the principal and the R is the intrest rate per year and T is time in years of fraction of a year


    Erica

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  12. I=PRT
    PRT IS PRINCIPAL ,(AMOUNT OF MONEY BORROOWED) AND THERE IS INTEREST RATE AND TIME SO IT LIKE BUYING A CAR OR HOUSE AND GET A LOAN FROM THE BANK U NEED TO PAY IT BACK BUT WITH FEE FOR THE MONEY U BORROWED. THAT WOULD BE THE INTEREST AND TIME GIVEN TO PAY BACK
    I=INTEREST
    P=PRINCIPAL
    R=INTERESTRATE (PER YEAR)
    T=TIME (IN YEAR OF FRACTION OF A YEAR

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  13. Interest and time can be used everyday. If you have car payments or banking you can check the interest on you accounts.
    Lori

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  14. Yes I use time and intrest in everyday life. I use intrest to see how much I will have to pay with my 5 year auto loan. Time I use alot to get through my work day because I have to figure out how I can fit all of my clients into my day within so many hours.


    Erica

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  15. yes i had bought a car and it took me 3years to pay it off at 156.80 and had to make sure that i had the money in the bank. the time i had to use it to day i had 3 appotment today one at 9.00am and had to go see new babie at hospital and bring my mom to work and get to caseys school by 3.00pm and get to my drs app.at 4.00pm and be at school for me by 5.00 pm

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