[Maths-Education] Fwd: [sheffieldmayday] Check my maths please

[weka@dircon.co.uk]

Mark,

The arithmetic is perfectly correct.

The explanation, though, is political, isn't it?

One solution: Boycott GAP?

John.


"Mark S. BOYLAN(EDS)" <M.S.Boylan@shu.ac.uk> said:

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> I recieved the follwing appeal for help with a mathematical 
puzzle,
> Can any one help to explain how this somewhat incredible result 
could
> occur?
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> Mark
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> GAP's chief executive got paid well over 100 million quid last 
year.
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> GAP's Russian workers get 7p per hour.
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> I worked it out that for one of them to earn what he got last year
> would take over 686 thousand years - (40 hour week and no 
holidays).
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> Can someone check the arithmetic here. It seems very unfair.
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