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Mathematics is the abstract science of numbers, quantity, and space. The definition of
math, as previously stated, is just as uninteresting as many students believe math is. With a heavy
disinterest in this certain subject, students often question why they need to learn math or if math
is even helpful in everyday life outside of academia. There are plenty of sources that can be
found that answer the three most asked questions about math: what are some jobs that require a
background in math, do we use math in everyday life or just during our academic lifetime, and
how much math do we really need to know?
Math surrounds every single person that is on the Earth, in one way or another. Numerous
people, though, do not see the way they use math on a day to day basis and are then confused as
to why they might have to have taken serval math classes during their schooling. Man Keung
Sius article, Mathematics: What has it to do with me?, talks about a time during the early
1990s that math was used in order to save money for a well-known company- General Motors
Corporation. It states that because of a design flaw in one of the companys car design, if the car
was hit from behind it could lead to an explosion. When such a case happened and was taken to
court, it was revealed the GMC knew that the explosion could happen if the car was ever hit
from behind but choose to refrain from doing a mass recall. They choose to do this because a
cost-benefit analysis showed that doing a recall and fixing the problem before this became a
public matter would cost roughly $9.00, but doing so after it was thrust into the publics eye
would cost around $3.00. The company decided that the money saved by not recalling the car
before it became a problem was more important than the life that would be affected. This case,
even though it is an example of how math does not take humans into the matter, showcases that
math is used in the life and jobs of those who were affected by this certain problem.