Who Needs Math?

Mikey was on a mission to prove that not everyone needs math in their life. He figured the best place to start was with his family!

First, he met his mother in the kitchen where she was cooking dinner. "Mom, you don't use math everyday do you?"

"Oh Mikey, of course I do! When I make dinner, I need to measure ingredients, find the correct ratios to fit our family and estimate what size bowl, pan or pot I need to cook our food in!"

Mikey, looking on in complete shock, said to his mother, "But I thought you just followed the recipe?"

"Yes Mikey, I do follow a recipe but a recipe requires a lot of math! For example, this recipe is written for 10 people but we have 5 in our family. When the recipe calls for 8 carrots, I need to figure out how many I need to use."

"Wow, I didn't realize that so much math when into cooking!" Mikey said.

As his mother continued to ramble on about the recipe she was making for dinner, Mikey spotted his grandfather out of the corner of his eye. "I bet Grandpa doesn't use math." he said as he ran into the yard.