Numeracy

• track costs to make sure projects stay within budgets
• measure free disk space to make sure there is enough disk space left
• determine the amount of time needed to repair software or add new features

• use formulas to set the width, height and position of web page design elements
• figure the time needed to download software programs
• gather system users’ data such as age, data rates, home domains and log on types to compare system use across different user groups
• add math functions into software routines

Examples

• write software to figure out the percent of the Canadian population in a certain group of people (male, female, under 20, over 60 etc)
• average scores for online quizzes

• figure out total invoice amounts for the number of hours worked using hourly rates for labour and adding taxes
• set timelines for tasks on a daily, weekly and monthly basis
• schedule the work of large teams of workers
• change schedules as needed to complete projects on time
• analyze and compare the number and size of data packets sent through the system during a test period to see if there are changes that need to be made
• determine the amount of time needed to develop software applications