I use the math that I have learned over the years a lot in my day to day life. Though, the knowledge that I posses after so many years of math class has particularly helped in one specific field, shopping. Whenever I go to any sort of store I always think back to learning about the percentages of different numbers. This helps me to figure out what the actual price is that I will be paying for a certain item. Most of the time I keep my quick math a secret, though sometimes I do it openly and help out my family and friends when they are trying to figure out a price. When things are on sale at strange percentiles, I find that it is helpful to be able to do the math in my head, this is greatly needed with my limited budget. Overall being able to relate math into my everyday life has been very useful., and the extra practice that I get from doing this mental math has greatly helped me sharpen my math skills for further use.

The Slope

Ms. Mariners post about the 9% grade in slopes relates very closely to the practice of trigonometry. The slope can be compared to the hypotenuse of a triangle, and with this information you can easily find the angles of the triangle or the theta and thus find the slope. Trigonometry also exists in the wheelchair ramps. The triangle created by this is much more obvious and in turn is much easier to visualize. We can also use the method of Tangent= opposite/ adjacent to find either the measures or the angles of the triangle. If you pay attention to your surroundings then trigonometry is everywhere.
A grade can also relate to many things. A grade on a test, the grade of eggs, or the grade of a slope. The grade of a slope is just another way to say the level of tilt or incline that a particular hill has. These slopes can also be found by another method which is known as rise/ run. Using all of these different techniques can be very helpful when trying to figure out the slope, and all of them have something to do with trigonometry.