‘Algebra is one of the few things most people use through out their lives.’
really...? care to elucidate...?
Your car has half a tank of gas. A full tank is 22 gallons. Your car gets 20 MPG. How far can you drive until you run out?
I’m in culinary school. You use algebra to figure out enlarging or downsizing quantities. Many talented chefs have failed culinary math over and over again.
Have you ever had to double or half a recipe