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Part 3:
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Applications in Social Arithmetic |
| Gross Pay People are paid in many different ways: by the hour, by the week, by the month, by piecework, by commission, or by a combination of these. Note that there are 52 weeks in a year, 7 days in a week, which makes 364 days in a year (not that anyone actually works this), yet we are told there are 365 days in a normal year. Similarly, a month (of which there are 12 in a year) has 28 or 29 or 30 or 31 days, so there are not 4 weeks per month. Needless to say, as you may know only too well, you don't necessarily get to keep all of your earnings. What you actually get paid in total is your gross pay. Once deductions have been taken off you are left with your nett or take-home pay. |
