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Re: Math in careers
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Originally Posted by Bill Moore
Q: Why does a farmer need good math skills?
A: Because when they protect their crops -- too little pesticide means they lose more of the crop, too much pesticide means they wasted money on excess spraying, and not following the mathematical instructions on the pesticide label means they can go to jail. Use of pesticides in any manner for which they are not specifically labelled is a crime -- the warning is printed on every label.
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Psssstttt... Psssstttt... Not a good example. My grandpa didn't graduate from high school and he was a farmer. Then again he is 90 years old.
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