Reflective Essay: The Use Of Math In Everyday Life

When and why, have I used math from this class in my life both present and past. I usenumbers in my everyday life, between accounting for my house hold, to finding the best buy atthe grocery store. To learning the difference between metric and standard system, so that I canget the correct parts for my van. Math as a whole is just a part of life. You deal with it on a dailybasis. From something as simple as counting your change, to balancing your checkbook, to sittingdown at work and doing the bookkeeping and payroll. Over the years, I have learned that mathand numbers are important to me and it is something I wanted to use in my daily life and career.I am currently enrolled in Wright to become a medical insurance coder. If, you do not knowwhat

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