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1. The irony is that blue collar workers use advanced math more often than others.

Thu Mar 3, 2016, 08:05 PM

Mar 2016

http://www.livescience.com/29017-which-jobs-actually-use-math.html

Of course the average writer thinks algebra is irrelevant.

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The "Is Algebra Necessary?" dude is back [View all] pokerfan Mar 2016 OP

Absolutely pokerfan Mar 2016 #3

Carpenters use geometry, trig & algebra. X_Digger Mar 2016 #7

82% can't calculate the cost of carpet? Zing Zing Zingbah Mar 2016 #2

For the dude: MineralMan Mar 2016 #4

Amen to that. Wednesdays Mar 2016 #9

I agree with him Nevernose Mar 2016 #8