But I'm not good at math. I want to work in marketing, and I heard it has a lot of math. I'n in my freshman year of college, so I would think it's too late for me to learn how to do math.
What if you don't fail the class? There is always a potential outcome that is not negative. Try and you will succeed, given enough effort.
Why? What makes you better than the people working at McDonald's? Are you so extraordinarily special that a good, honest job isn't enough for you?
http://education.yahoo.net/articles/careers_for_math-haters.htm Read that. Seriously, do it. If you really think you have what it takes for more than a mediocre job at McDonalds, this should be perfect for you.
While all jobs/careers involve math to some degree, a majority only require basic math and are very easy to get through. Just don't become an accountant.
Dude, you seem to be so negative about yourself and keep looking at the negatives. I mean, you made multiple threads about height and complained about your height. Stop being so negative about what you see as your hindering properties and improve on them, certainly the height thing can't be changed, but the fact is not many people are bothered about height, and such things aren't going to define your capabilities in the things that matter. Practice is how you get better at things like math, even if you find it hard to do now, keep practicing and you'll be a pro. It's never too late to learn something, I mean, I'm always learning something new every day. You can never to be old or young to learn anything, you can only stop yourself from learning it due to your point of views, get over them and you'll see you can do it. The internet has plenty of sources to learn from, and a teacher will happily go through a subject on Maths with you because it is a very significant thing to know. If they don't, why not get a tutor or as I said, use the internet?
I couldn't even solve these problems on another board, that, according to some people, are simple arithmetic: The X is the unknown you are solving for. If you have a recipe that requires 2 eggs to make enough for 6 people and you need to make enough for 15 people, how many eggs do you need? X is the number of eggs. If I'm working a paint line and I know that 3% of my product won't pass inspection, how many pieces must I make to insure that I have 260 good parts to ship? Again, algebra. X being the number of parts I must make so that 97% of them being good will give me enough to ship 260 good parts. How much money do you need to buy gas to drive from Los Angeles to Key West? X is the amount of money you need. Your knowns are the mileage of your vehicle and the price of gas. Apparently, I can't even do simple arithmetic. That rules out any good job.
I've seen quite a bit of good advice on this thread, all of which you have ignored. Even so, I'm going to throw out some advice of my own. Stop whining. Life isn't fair, and there's nothing you can do about it. Do you have any idea how many people on this site alone have problems? Mental and physical illness, learning disabilities, family problems, they've all come up at some point. The difference is, they don't waste everybody's time with constant complaining about how life is mistreating them. If you ever decide that you actually want to work on solving your problems, we're all here to help. Until then, stop using the forums as your personal crying sleeve. Basically, toughen up.
Those problems are less algebra and more thought based. Regardless, at this point you're just repeating yourself and no offense sounds really trollish... Either take the 5 pages of advice you have been given and re-focus your studies away from math, or find some extra help opportunities for algebra. There is not much more to say.
Actually, that's exactly what I think, and I would guess that I'm not the only one. How many threads did you make complaining about being short? For that matter, isn't this the second thread you've made to complain about being bad at math?
