Big Numbers in the News

[JimP]

(06-05-2014 09:37 PM)rprosperi Wrote:  

(06-05-2014 08:58 PM)Mark Hardman Wrote:  I also believe most reporters are innumerate...

And as we know, it's not just reporters. Why this very day I saw the attached example of mathematical analysis reported on majorgeeks.

At first I wondered if the term "billion" was misunderstood (the traditional billion in the UK meant "a million million" rather than a thousand million. Even so there is absolutely no possible way one could come up with this answer! Much though the sentiment might have been not 100% devoid of intrigue, if not logic...