Math in the Modern World

ACTIVITY #1:

1. List 5 things that you can see/think of inside or maybe outside your house (but you
don’t need to go out, “BAWAL LUMABAS!”) that deals with numbers. Complete the
table below. The first one serves as an example.

SITUATIONS NUMBERS PATTERNS

The number where the
houses are situated in
subdivisions
1. The number of spoons and
forks and plates when dining
2. The number of “Lucky Me”
pancit canton inside the box
3. The number of pillow and
blanket in one bed
4. The number of our pets in
our backyard
5. The number of appliances
in our living room
8 - 16 8 refers to the block number
of the house while 16 refers
to its lot number. This
indicates that the house
adjacent to this house is 8-18
5–5-5 5 refers to the number of
spoon while another 5 refers
to the number of each fork
and another 5 refers to the
numbers of plates
7-9 7 refers to the Sweet and
Spicy flavor of pancit canton
while 9 refers to the
Calamansi flavor of pancit
canton
1-2 1 refers to the blanket while 2
refers to pillow.
2-5 2 refers to our dog while 5
refers to our chicken
1–1–2 1 refers to our television
while another 1 refers to our
electric fan while the 2 refers
to speakers

2. Consider an event or situation in your life that presents a mathematical pattern. Explain it in 5
sentences

Answer: When I was in my 9th grade my friends and I go to SM mall to buy rubik’s cube so I can
learn it. When we go to the store I was so fascinated because there’s many type of rubik’s cube
so I asked my friends which is better for me because I want to learn to solve rubik’s cube and
they answered 2x2 and 3x3 cube is better for me. So I choose the ordinary brand and buy it
because that is fit to my budget.

3. Explain the applications of math in nature based on the video that you watched.
Answer: Mathematics have so many patterns and can be used for anything and it depends on
what you are using it for what purpose.