Exploring and Examining Math
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We use math everyday.  Math is all around us!

Can you think of different ways you use math in your life?

  • telling time

  • playing a game with a friend

  • baking cookies with mom

  • dividing your candy among your friends

  • counting the number of pencils in your desk

  • lining up for lunch

  • grouping different items

  • going to the grocery store

  • when the doctor measures your height

  • counting your money in your piggy bank

Math is all around us!

Imagine a world without numbers. 

Example 1

Chris bought a hamburger for $1.20, milk for $0.35, and a piece of cake for $1.00.  How much did Chris pay for his lunch?
 

   $ 1 . 2 0
   $ 0 . 3 5
+ $ 1 . 0 0
   $ 2 . 5 5

Chris paid $2.55 for his lunch.

Example 2

Katie, Sara, and Nicole are playing basketball.  Katie scored 9 points, Sara scored 4 points, and Nicole scored 11 points.  How many points did the girls score altogether?

+1  
  9
  4
+1 1
   2 4

Katie, Sara, and Nicole scored 24 points altogether.

Remember: Math is all around us everyday!

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