Thigh Math

I never believed my high school math teacher when he told me I would use Algebra in real life as an adult. Then finally, a few months ago, I had a use for it. I asked my friend Adrienne what the mathematical equation was for the event in which:

I gain one inch in the circumference of my thighs and my pants decrease by two inches in length.

But, I stopped at just the inquiry and didn't attempt to answer it. (Sorry, Mr. Schmidt)

Then, last week, I was making blueberry muffins and I had another realization. There was an additional mathematical correlation regarding my thighs and my pantry. I dipped my teaspoon into an almost empty canister of baking powder and thought, "Didn't I just buy baking powder?"

And then it hit me!

The rate at which my supply of baking powder decreases is directly proportional to the rate at which the circumference of my thighs increases.

But, eh...I don't think I'll solve for x. One, because I don't know how, and two, because the answer won't be pretty. Hey, I always preferred geometry over algebra anyway.

Oh, but for the record,the reason I don't use high school algebra in daily life is because I wasn't paying attention. However, in case my nieces are reading, I must make the disclaimer that I use math I learned in college on a daily basis. In my job, I could not live without: is/of = x/100 "Is over of" makes me happy :)