Friday, October 1, 2010

The Importance of Math

A world without math
what we would lose.
No wages, no salaries,
no money for shoes.

No travel to space,
no TV (oh bliss!).
Math is used in all of this.

Baking a cake
or building a fence,
a knowledge of measurements
only makes sense.

Double a recipe,
get it just right,
could be the success
of a very good night.

Double a recipe,
get it all wrong
and in a short while
your guests could be gone.

Out in the mall
red tags galore
30% all over the floor!

Buy three, get one free!
What does this mean?
How can it be?

Which is better
you never will know
unless you learn math
and give it a go.

A trip in the car
a vacation we need!
How long will it take
to get to the sea?

Oh! The magical things
that math can do!
Give it a try!
It’s for me and you too!


~Kelly King

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