I asked my algebra teacher if I would ever use it when I grew up.

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heygiraffe@reddit

In all seriousness, that's pretty much the right answer.

You could. Some people will. But you won't.

I don't think anyone that asks that question will ever use it. They couldn't, but they won't.

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Most people will use algebra fairly regularly. If you split a bill 6 ways by dividing the total by 6, you know it works because of elementary algebra. It's just arithmetic with variables and a lot of it has become second nature to you.

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GotchUrarse@reddit

I have a math minor and semi-retired software engineer with nearly 30 years experience. I think I used actual Algebra 1/2 dozen times. However the critical think skills it helps with are used daily.

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Kat121@reddit

I got to use the law of cosines in a real world application exactly once in my career.

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piper63-c137@reddit

½ dozen = x/12.
hold my beer, i got this one!

1/2x = 12 dozen.
1/2x =144.
x = 144 / ½ x = 288

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ARobertNotABob@reddit

You should have carried the beer, not drunk it.

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AHonestJerk@reddit

My math teacher told us, "You'll use it to help your kids with their math homework."

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Affectionate_One_700@reddit

Anyone who pays taxes or buys a car or a house or anything requiring installment payments (i.e. credit), would benefit from using algebra.

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haakonhawk@reddit

Well, I did ask that question expecting it to be useless.

…a few years later I got into programming.

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RecalcitrantHuman@reddit

Hey. For some of us, it is the only bra we will ever get into

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short_bus_genius@reddit

I actually do use algebra at work.

…. And didn’t get laid in high school.

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harvey6-35@reddit

I actually do use it (in chemistry)

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wordet9@reddit

This is absolutely true

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Historical_Monk_6118@reddit

Ooooh! Algeburrrrn!

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zuilserip@reddit

He got mathacred

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Stringy63@reddit

It's like rugburn, but at a mermaid's home.

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iloveFjords@reddit

They’re not as pretty up close.

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spiritsarise@reddit

One of the true facts of (marine) life.

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LicknDragon@reddit

extremely slow clap. I'll reluctantly award it.

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WhiteRabbit86@reddit

My dad was a career math teacher. He said this to his kids all the time.

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Lmysic@reddit

Only the squares use it

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harmless_gecko@reddit

I feel personally attacked right now

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muttly009@reddit

About ten years after graduation, I told I still hadn't used it. She said, "You probably never will, but it paid off my house."

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KaiserDogue@reddit

LOL. I use it everyday and I'm not that smart.

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TheDevilsAdvokaat@reddit

He said no, but I might use my algebra.

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Totes_Not_an_NSA_guy@reddit

Pretty sure there’s an old SMBC with this punchline

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mrs_frizzle@reddit

It was also a Calvin & Hobbes. Wonder which one came first.

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sian_half@reddit

https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/why-i-couldn39t-be-a-math-teacher

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Micotu@reddit

I used some trig like 15 years after high school optimally setting up my VR room sensors.

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onetragichero1@reddit

From a teacher, big clap

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piper63-c137@reddit

accelerating as x> ♾️

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Key_Design390@reddit

Your pushing the limits here piper

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piper63-c137@reddit

☺️

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Key_Design390@reddit

Sorry I went off on a tangent there cos it's a slippery slope

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laf1157@reddit

As a software developer, used Algebra heavily in business applications, analytics, calculating golf handicaps.

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WhackAMoleE@reddit

Credit where due ...

https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/why-i-couldn39t-be-a-math-teacher

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youcantdenythat@reddit

I asked my algebra teacher if I would ever use it when I grew up.

use what? I thought this was going to be a sex joke

I use it every day, sometimes twice, (wink wink nudge nudge)

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JeUlrichej@reddit

If you’ve ever been asked or wondered “Can I buy three shirts at $3 each with a $10 bill, THST IS ALEBRA.!“

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FourteenthCylon@reddit

I was a smart kid, and I use algebra all the time.

Being smart has it's drawbacks, though. I asked my sex ed teacher if I would ever use what I was learning in his class. He said I wouldn't, but most of the dumb kids would.

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madcowbcs@reddit

Only people who make real money use it.

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VigorousRapscallion@reddit

Shamelessly stolen from Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal.

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lightranger@reddit

It’s not the actual math that you use every day. The math does something much more useful by developing your logical and critical thinking skills.

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ajkimmins@reddit

I think the biggest math using profession... Is actually the trades. Mostly construction. Most of them just don't realize what they use. Making sure a corner is square, they generally call it 3-4-5 instead of Pythagorean. They have to use this when estimating shingles for roofs. They mostly use geometry but I figure close enough.😁 Square footage.

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