Did you know that you just went another day thinking you didn't use algebra, even though you probably did?

Algebra isn't all about solving for x, you know. Instance, today I drove a car for the first time, but was wondering how much stopping distance I need for my current speed. Algebra right there. The other day, I didn't need a full batch of cookies (it made 48 cookies, but I only needed half of that), so I needed to halve the quantities to get the right proportion. Again. Technically algebra. I use math even when I'm supposedly not using math explicitly, and that's not because I'm me. People assume that just because you're not solving for x, means you're not using Algebra. Now while it can be said for parts of Calculus, you most certainly use Algebra on a near daily to daily basis, unless you live under a rock or something. :P

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Or you can just let someone else do the work. As for breaking distance.....if you hit the car in front of you.....you went too far.

TetrisGuy · 26-30, M

And I need to use algebra to avoid that :P
While I'm not gonna sit there and literally punch in the numbers, I know approximately how fast I'm going, and what my approximate acceleration rate will be, so I can give a good estimate of when I should start braking.

Did you know that you just went another day *thinking* you didn't use algebra, even though you probably did?

Did you know that you just went another day thinking you didn't use algebra, even though you probably did?