Boldwin International School's Annual Magazine 2014-2015 | Page 56

Student’s Essays

Math in our daily life
By Shahd Nasr

Math is part of our lives, whether we clean the house, make supper or maw the lawn.
Wherever you go, whatever you do, you are using math every day without even realizing
it. It just comes naturally.
Chatting via an application on the cellphone is one of the ways of communicating for most
people. Nowadays, it’s easy and accessible.
Baking and cooking requires some mathematical skill as well. In food recipes, you are
forced to measure, multiply, divide or even duplicate the amount. Hence, math is used
everywhere.
Even gardening requires a basic math skill. If you need to plant or sow new seeds or seedlings you need to count or dig a whole which is a shape.
Whether you’re a sculptor, a painter, a dancer or choreographer, you need to be able to
measure, cou nt and apply basic math to it.
Keeping a diary has become an essential part of our daily lives. We move from place to
place taking appointments. Making appointments and having time schedule that works
for you requires math.
Can you imagine going to a bank and not having any idea, what you need to do or how to
manage your finances? This will cause a huge disaster in your life, and you will be bankrupt
within hours.
Whether you are painting, sweeping the flooring or just acquiring new furniture, you need
math to make your sums and add up.
Without statistics, we will not be able to know what worked and what didn’t. It helps us to
find balance and structure.

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