Have you ever wondered what is math and what math really means? Math is an informal word for mathematics. It is a subject that everyone needs to know in their daily lives. Math helps us to survive through calculations and problem solving. Math in reality is important like budget management, measurement, algebra, and more. This is why math matters in most situations.

 

If you were to drive on a freeway and you came across a speed limit sign that is in miles (despite you only knowing kilometers,) you will need to convert between units. Unit conversion may not seem easy, so you will need to be careful with your speed calculations. Sometimes, you might not even know what certain units mean. Therefore, driving is not safe for you.

 

There are many other mathematical situations like dealing with your budget by choosing what to buy in a market. Or, if you plan to work at a construction site, or drafting a floor plan on an aided computer design (CAD) or on paper, you will need to measure the area of the floor plan and the layout of the interior and the exterior of the design. At a construction site, you will be using a physical measuring tape to measure the area of the building you will be constructing.

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To achieve all of these, you will need to learn the fundamentals of mathematics. Math is a required subject to learn in most schools, as trying to skip this subject or course are voids. In this case, you will know how to solve basic math problems like addition and subtraction to advanced math problem solving levels involving algebra and calculus. This subject is going to be very useful as a daily utility if you wish to program or script.

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Mathematics matters in our everyday lives, even at birth or near death! You might not be knowing that you did at least some form of mathematics, but a day or two later, you would not know about this. If you played some toys like the wooden blocks when you were young, you were doing or using a skill in mathematics. You were calculating your blocky 

creation's dimensions, area, and parameter.​ You would have also measured the creation so you could experiment different block placements.

 

When you are a day before death, you could possibly calculate your overall age. If your brain is healthy enough to remember most mathematical concepts, you might be the first to achieve the closest possible world record of using mathematics upon death. Like, 1 millisecond is possible to achieve.

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An example of doing this is if you are on a hurry to get to work, you will need to calculate the estimated time arrival it takes to get to your work destination. For instances, an office, a restaurant, a shop/store/market, or an industry. You may stumble upon a serious car accident. A second before then, it is possible to use mathematics in such a way it will help you in your lifetime.

 

It means that sleeping, playing video games, taking a promenade in a downtown park where everything seems to be tranquil enough, and more, are possibilities where mathematics can be used. Therefore, math is an important subject that helps us to survive.