My high school math teacher, Mrs. Hampton, always told us that no matter what we'd end up doing in life, we would use math. And particularly, algebra. She was right.
Real life example, from today:
I get a call: "If I have $10,000 to buy insurance and I know the rate is 55 cents per $1,000 of coverage, how much insurance can I buy?"
Oh you know I flashed back to a room full of chalkboards and flying erasers (she occasionally threw things at us if we started doing things wrong). And you bet I set up that equation and solved it in about thirty seconds flat. (With the assistance of a calculator, of course. After all, I'm a lawyer, not an accountant). It felt good. :)
Can you solve it?
Dear Eva (12 Years)
1 year ago
1 comment:
Was this a client? Your client is paying your hourly rate to ask you to solve for x? I guess studying algebra does pay!
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