[thechat] Bill Gates

[Paul Cowan]

Syed Zeeshan Haider wrote:
> 1.    Bill Gate earns $250 every SECOND, that's about $20 million a DAY
> and $7.8 billion a YEAR!

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> 3.    US's national debt is about $5.62 trillion. If  Bill Gates wants
> to pay he debt by himself; he will finish it in less then 10 years.

Amusing post... but... um. Is it just me or is $5.62 trillion (US
trillion, I assume: 5.62x10^12), divided by divided by $7.8 (US) billion
(7.8x10^9) work out to 720 years?

I mean... he's rich... but he's not THAT rich. It's just a pity the
original author wasn't very good at mathematics. He.

Paul