Math As A Juvenile Probation Officer

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As a Juvenile Probation Officer, Math will come in handy when having to keep up with the amount of payments due for each probationer. If I was unfamiliar in Math altogether, I would be unable to calculate simple problems such as counting balances and change and so forth. Currently, as a Postal Worker, Math plays an indirect role in my daily job. Numbers make up math and each address is a number therefore, I am able to differentiate between addresses and better understand the sequence of numbers. So, not only do I use math in my current position, I will also be able to use it in my career choice in Probation allowing me to keep up information with greater ease. However, math is used daily for things such as grocery shopping, finding the new

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