As Part Of Your Course Assignments, You Will Be Required To

As part of your course assignments, you will be required to keep a math journal detailing how the class concepts apply to your everyday life

As part of your course assignments, you will be required to keep a math journal detailing how the class concepts apply to your everyday life. Each entry will be submitted individually during the week it is assigned. Describe a situation this week when you used math to solve a problem involving whole numbers, decimals notation, or real numbers. Explain the situation. Show how you performed the proper calculations to determine the answer you needed. Write an entry of approximately 150 words.

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During this week, I encountered a situation that required the application of math involving real numbers. I was managing my weekly grocery shopping budget, which involved calculating the total cost of items purchased. I bought fruits, vegetables, and other household essentials, each priced with decimal notation (e.g., $3.49, $2.75). To ensure I stayed within my budget, I summed the prices of all items using addition of decimal numbers. For instance, I added $3.49 + $2.75 + $4.20 + $1.99, carefully aligning the decimal points to avoid miscalculations. After performing the calculations, I found the total expenditure to be $12.43. This helped me confirm that I was within my allocated budget of $15.00 for groceries. This experience demonstrated the practical use of real number calculations in everyday financial management, emphasizing the importance of accuracy with decimal notation.

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