Top Ten Reasons Why You Need Math and Problem Solving Created by: Jessica Gulick, Pooja Chaturvedi, and Mackenzie VanNosdall.

Top Ten Reasons Why You Need Math and Problem Solving

Created by:Jessica Gulick, Pooja Chaturvedi, and

Mackenzie VanNosdall

10. Making Change

• Picture walking into seven eleven to buy a Mango Peach Fuze that is $1.97. You give the cashier $5.00 for the drink. When he gives you your change and it’s $4.00, you need to know math to realize how much he gave back and to know how much he really needs to give you.

9. Scoring

• Boston is playing Texas at Fenway Park. The score keepers need to know math so they can add up every time someone has a run. This is why they need math.

8. Measuring

• I’m redoing my room for me and my little sister. When we measure the room for our new furniture, we will need to know math to see how we can fit every piece of furniture.

7. Counting

• I’m in a new classroom in my new school. My mom wants to know how many children are in the classroom so she can make us all cookies. I need to know how to count in order to tell her how many kids there are.

6. Solving Problems

Word problem In order to help a problem child you need to

teach them correct work, like math and problem solving. If you don’t, you might have a million problem children. If you have 15 problem children and you help 5 of them, how many children are left?

5. Height and weight

• If a football player needs to be 150 pounds for their first high school game, you needs to know his weight. You will need to know math to weigh him. If you don’t know how, you will look very silly just standing there with a random football player on a scale.

4. Temperature

• If its 100 degrees outside, and the weather man says it will drop to 85 degrees, you will need to know math to figure out what the weather will be like so you can decide what to wear.

3. Painting

• I’m painting my room orange and yellow. I need to know how many gallons of paint to use for the entire room. This involves using a lot of math.

2. Sports

• I’m at my sister’s Lacrosse game. They are winning 24 to 23. If they need to win by 2 points, they need to know math to calculate that score.

1. SHOPPING!!!!!

You’re shopping in a store for clothing. You need to know math to see how much all the amazing clothes will cost!