4 Everyday Examples of Math in the Real World

>Math helps you to build things

Figuring the total amount of bags of concrete needed for a slab, accurately measuring lengths, widths, and angles, and estimating project costs are just a few of the many cases in which math is necessary in real life home improvement projects

>Maths in grocery stores

Calculating price per unit, weighing produce, figuring percentage discounts, and estimating the final price are all great ways to include the whole family in the shopping experience.

>Math makes baking fun

Working in the kitchen requires a wide range of mathematical knowledge, including but not limited to:

• measuring ingredients to follow a recipe
• multiplying / dividing fractions to account for more or less than a single batch
• converting a recipe from Celsius to Fahrenheit
• converting a recipe from metric (mL) to US standard units (teaspoon, tablespoon, cups)
• calculating cooking time per each item and adjusting accordingly
• calculating pounds per hour of required cooking time
• understanding ratios and proportions, particularly in baking (ex. the recipe calls for 1 egg and 2 cups of flour, then the ratio of eggs to flour is 1:2).

>Math takes risk out of travel

Long before GPS and Google Maps, people used atlases, paper road maps, road signs, or asked for directions in order to navigate throughout the country’s highways and byways. Reading a map is almost a lost art, but requires just a little time, orientation, and some basic math fundamentals. Teaching students how to use their math skills to read maps will make them safer travelers and less dependent on technology.