Your neighbor teaches math at your local elementary school. This week, her students are being introduced to the concepts of mean, median, and mode. The students have been asking, "Why do we need to learn these things? We will never use them in real life." Your neighbor needs your help responding to this complaint.

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

• Without using the word "average" or any mathematical equations, describe how you might respond to the elementary school students.