Here's a good debate question : do we ever use anything above basic math in our daily lives? and by basic, i mean multiplication, subtraction, addition, division.



another nurse and i were debating it, and she said "yeah, we use algebra and geometry all the time, figuring out how to plant our garden or lay out a room, figure out how fast to drive when we're going a certain distance to get somewhere on time (when does that ever happen? go to maps.google and get the time from them, go the speed limit, case closed).



so i guess her point was that we use the basic principles of them. but that doesn't mean we actually "do" algebra or geometry. i fail to see it, anyway. it's only basic math. and by basic, i mean + - * and / no need for anything else in our daily lives, we never have to figure out a variable unless the variable is x in the equation a + b = x where we know a and b. boooooom



i could tell she was thinking "yeah i'm right, he doesnt' see it" but no, that's not how it works.