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I got 780 on my SAT math. Any one can beat this!!!!

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6 people had were in a car going to a drive in theater. If the entrance fee is 5 dollars, and they are charging per a car how much money will it be in total? The total amount be?

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In 6th grade, I would find out how easy the math subject was but it was always at the end of the unit. Now before the satisfaction of when I was having fun, I was struggling so much. Math surprised me when I was finding out how easy it could be at the end. I was one time at outlunch when I decided I just wanted to use a calculator to find out the the tax when the tax was already writen down.

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Steven had 10 apples Bob had 8 times the amount Steven but the 5th grade had 3 time more than Bob and the 4th grade was greater by 10.

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In 4th grade I had to do a state test. I thought that is would never get any good grades. Turns out I got a 4!

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I found math interesting, and this year I like how even though I finished my math early, Ms. Chin is trying to push us which makes math class more fun and challenging for me, which is a good thing!

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When i was younger i loved math because to me math was really easy but now that i am older i think that math got more diffucult so i dont like it as much.

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When I was young, I love math because I understand and I can solve it. But after I got older, math is becoming more challenging, I don't understand math anymore. So I don't like it as much.

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In 7th grade my mom helped me study for the state tests. We did a practice test first so she could see what I had to work on, and I got about a C or a D. SO me and my mom studied after school for an hour every day for maybe a month and I ended up getting a 4 on the state tests.

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In 9th grade I was terrible in Geometry for almost the entire year. But I was determined to ace the final. I studied very hard. Maybe too hard as I got 100%, the highest score. But since I had done so poorly all year long, my teacher thought I had somehow cheated. I ultimately convinced him that I had earned the grade.

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One time that math surprised me is when I learned how many times one would have to fold a piece of paper in half in order to reach the moon. It only takes 42 folds to reach the moon which blew my mind. That is the impact of compounding leads to exponential increases which I found to be amazing as well as surprising.

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I found math frustrating, challenging, and even fun at times. It stretched my mind and had some definite answers. I lost some of my math "muscles" once I graduated from high school but thanks to my children' homework I still get chances to stretch my brain.

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a time math surprised me was when I was working on an assigmment of a topic I wasn't really good at, but when Ms Kelman helped me I understood really fast and I was surprised because I usually don't understand any math topic that fast, especially that one. the topic was multiplying and dividing positive and negative numbers.

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One time when I was in 3rd grade, I had this test about line plots and I didn't get it. I cried and I didn't finish the test. In the end I got a 76 which was the worst grade I've ever gotten in my life. I was so sad but now it's kinda funny

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I was never fond of math - but in my  job I need math to calculate budgets for my department.  I also need to know how to  depreciate assets over multiple years as well as how to calculate the run rate for my department.   Math is important as you grow up and in any job.  Including computer engineering jobs.

-Erin Kyle

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in 4th grade i struggled in math a lot and i took time to focus on math and i learned a lot of short cuts and i studied to much and then it go boring because it was to easy and i was inclined more in math then other subjects and it felt very weird

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my math story is when everyone in my class got a question wrong and i got it right and everyone thought i wasn't going to get it correct but i did

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One time in math when i did good was when me and my friends figured out how to do something hard in math

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once my teacher accused me of cheating in HS when I only got a 96 on my exam. -- normally I would get 110% w extra credit... I stopped going to class after that and now suck at math.

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one time i did good in math was when none of the people at my table believed i was right and then i was and they were wrong and they had to do what i did.

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One time I really hated math is when i had tests in 5th grade and my teacher would always give me harsh advice. She would always say "that's wrong" and get mad at me when i still don't understand. But now that i'm at LMC i really like math and the teachers are so much more helpful to me.

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In class I got in trouble for saying I love math 602

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once i didnt turn in my math homwork for a week and was failing so i stayed up evey night doing my missing asiments

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when I was younger I always loved math but as I go older it's gotten harder and harder and I realized that I don't like math any more. I realized I hated it in 5th grade when I had to stuff I didn't know how to.

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I used to hate math and I kind of still do because were learning new stuff. Learning things you dont already now is really challenging and I hate it. I only like things I already know because its easy. A time I struggled with math was when I was younger but then I got used to it.

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Possible prompts:
- Tell us about a time when you were successful in math or had fun with math.
- Tell us about a time when you struggled with math or math was difficult for you.
- Tell us about a time when math surprised you.
- Tell us about a time when you used math in a real-world situation.

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All of my Freshman classes in High School were Regents/AP classes, but that changed with Math.  I had such a rough time (stressful) my first semester and was moved to a remedial math class. The math move shifted my other classes and I got to know a group of girls I would have never been friends with (Non AP/Regents).   We still keep in touch and yes my math grade improved. So math = new friendships!

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To become a teacher, you have to know math!

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My biggest fear about changing careers (I used to work in theatre) was needing to take standardized tests to become certified. I was SO worried about "the math part" of my certification exams (I had to take 2+7-4 exams) that I bought multiple study guides. I re-learned how to do multi-step equations, I watched Khan Academy videos, I watched YouTube... When I got the results back from one of my tests, I did BETTER on the math section than the ELA part!

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I always loved playing sports but I also loved watching sports.  Unfortunately, growing up I did not have cable TV and could not watch most of the Knicks, Yankees or Ranger games.  The best way to consume sports and follow the teams and players I loved was to watch the evening news sports report or read the box scores in the newspaper.  It felt like hours that would I could get lost in all the statistics, records and standings.  Who was the scoring leader in the NBA, who was leading MLB in batting average, or what team was leading the eastern conference.  It was all so simple, just black and white print, but I remember being so incredibly engaged in every number.  If I had only continued to be obsessed with statistics as analytics has taken over professional sports and mathematics have revolutionized all sports earning high paying positions in the front office.
FUN FACT - The New York Yankees and most of Major League Baseball now have a their head coach/manager confer with the team mathematician before they make the lineup each game.

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Growing up as an athlete numbers mattered in regards to the score of the game and angles mattered in calculating the right form to shoot a basketball or the proper form to glide over a hurdle. I used math to calculate my shooting and scoring averages, which helped me foresee possible outcomes for future games. My coaches were able to support in collecting data to help me improve my skills. As you can see math isn’t just used inside a classroom. It is a life skill that can be applied in real world situations, especially when it comes to sports. Math is used in sports for everything: from calculating scores to average points, scoring goals, winning scores, creating leaderboards, developing strategies, and calculating probability. So, if you are someone who has a tough time with Math, try to see how you apply math into your daily life whether if you are an artist, someone who plays an instrument, someone who enjoys cooking or even knitting.

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I've always HATED math all my life, especially after entering high school. I found math so complicated and unnecessary to my life. I only paid attention to math just so to pass and completely forget about it, since I did not see its usefulness. Fast forward to college, I was forced to take all kinds of math such as Statistics, Pre-Cal and Calculus 1 & 2.  Surprisingly, I was able to pass these classes with the help of my friend Elias and Youtube. I felt super proud and I'm very okay with not taking any math classes ever again!

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I fell in love with Algebra in middle school!

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In elementary school, I was terrified of all things Math. Numbers would hurt my head, making me anxious, and break out in cold sweat. I still remember getting hit in the hand with a ruler when I made mistakes reciting my nine timetables. This all changed in 7th grade when I met Mr. Habib. He didn't make Math class fun, but in his class, I felt successful. For the first time in my life, Math made sense. I still had to work hard in the classroom and at home. I even went to his classroom during lunchtime for extra help and got a tutor because I wanted to continue succeeding in Math class. I GOT A TASTE OF SUCCESS and I was not going back!

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In elementary school I loved math and it came easily. Same for high school. In college I took a calculus class and it was very hard for me but the professor had "office hours" and I went and had one-on-one help with him to try to do my best. It helped! I didn't take more math classes after that (though I did USE a lot of math in my science classes), but I'm proud of myself for getting the support I needed when calculus became hard for me.

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Growing up, math was always my least favorite subject (sorry math teachers)! I STRUGGLED from kindergarten to 12th grade. But today, I use math all the time! From doing my monthly budget, to trying to get the best deal at the grocery store, math is everywhere in my life! I didn't know it at the time, but all those years of struggling in school were worth it!

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I used to love Math. In 3rd grade, I was so proud of myself when I memorized all the times tables. Over the summer when my mom gave me a math workbook, I even found that fun. In 7th grade, I enjoyed learning Algebra because I was good at memorizing equations. But then during the rest of middle school and throughout high school, I started struggling in my Math classes. I couldn't just get by with just memorizing, and I didn't really understand the purpose of why we were even learning Math or how Math could be applied to my life. I completely turned away from Math. In college when we were required to take a Math class, I chose a History of Math course, which only involved reading and writing.