A Day Without MathA Day Without Math

By: Cami C., Austin P., and Tayler H.By: Cami C., Austin P., and Tayler H.

Have you ever wondered Have you ever wondered what your day would be what your day would be like if you didn’t have like if you didn’t have math?math?

To answer that question….To answer that question….

we will go we will go through a day through a day with Doug with Doug without mathwithout math

At the beginning of the day,At the beginning of the day,

Doug woke up late Doug woke up late because the alarm because the alarm clock wouldn’t clock wouldn’t workwork

Now Doug leaves the house Now Doug leaves the house late…late…

He drives away and He drives away and finds that the gas finds that the gas tank is empty. tank is empty. Considering the gas Considering the gas tank uses math, he tank uses math, he doesn’t know how doesn’t know how much to put in the much to put in the car, and then his car, and then his car dies, and Doug car dies, and Doug gets stranded.gets stranded.

So Doug starts walking to So Doug starts walking to work…work…

After walking three After walking three miles, Doug finally miles, Doug finally gets to work and gets to work and gets yelled at A gets yelled at A LOT!LOT!

Doug is a rocket scientist…Doug is a rocket scientist…

While designing the While designing the rocket, Doug found rocket, Doug found he had to use a he had to use a computer, and of computer, and of course, it didn’t course, it didn’t work.work.

Moving on from the design of Moving on from the design of the rocket…the rocket…

Doug has to make Doug has to make the measurements the measurements to make the rocket to make the rocket accurate, and of accurate, and of course, course, measurements are measurements are dealing with math, dealing with math, so it doesn’t work so it doesn’t work out.out.

Now, for the finale…Now, for the finale…

They now have to try They now have to try out the rocket, out the rocket, keep in mind, not keep in mind, not everything worked everything worked out in the making out in the making of the rocket. So of the rocket. So when they finally when they finally launch it, it blows launch it, it blows up.up.

After that disaster…After that disaster…

Doug’s company Doug’s company gets sued and gets sued and Doug loses his job, Doug loses his job, then Doug has to then Doug has to walk home walk home because his car got because his car got totaled.totaled.

When Doug finally gets When Doug finally gets home…home…The garage code The garage code

doesn’t work, so he doesn’t work, so he has to break has to break through the through the window of his own window of his own house.house.

Doug at last goes to bed…Doug at last goes to bed…

And says, “A day without math SUCKS!!!!!!!”And says, “A day without math SUCKS!!!!!!!”

So you can clearly see that you need math So you can clearly see that you need math in your everyday life.in your everyday life.

If you have any questions….If you have any questions….

Call 811-MATH orCall 811-MATH or

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