I remember learning the Pythagoream Theorem in high school, and wondering what the heck I was going to do with it throughout life. On the other hand, if they teach how to balance a checkbook in math class, that’s a life skill that everybody could use.
Shouldn’t just be in business math, which is what my mother took so many years ago.
Actually I onced used the Pythagorean theorem and the formula for area of a rectangle to check that the guy replacing my roof wasn’t buying more shingle than he needed. I hit the sq ft right on the head, though I never stepped on a ladder.