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| − | The £42.8 million<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/622113/Sovereign_Grant_accounts_16-17.pdf The Sovereign Grant and Sovereign Grant Reserve, Annual Report and Accounts 2016-17] - Gov.uk</ref> sovereign grant for 2016-17 spread among the 65,640,100<ref> | + | The £42.8 million<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/622113/Sovereign_Grant_accounts_16-17.pdf The Sovereign Grant and Sovereign Grant Reserve, Annual Report and Accounts 2016-17] - Gov.uk</ref> sovereign grant for 2016-17 spread among the 65,640,100<ref>[https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/timeseries/ukpop/pop United Kingdom population mid-year estimate (2016)] - Gov.uk</ref> works out as £0.65 per person, per year; the "price of a first class stamp<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40412343 Queen to receive £6m pay increase from public funds] - bbc.co.uk</ref>" cf. [[Low of Tiny Numbers]] |
== Large numbers divided by other large numbers produce small numbers == | == Large numbers divided by other large numbers produce small numbers == | ||
Revision as of 15:40, 17 January 2018
The £42.8 million[1] sovereign grant for 2016-17 spread among the 65,640,100[2] works out as £0.65 per person, per year; the "price of a first class stamp[3]" cf. Low of Tiny Numbers
Large numbers divided by other large numbers produce small numbers
Big numbers are used in research and headlines to create hyperbole about something, but when one looks at what they represent, then the numbers aren't actually as scary as first thought.