In November 2014, I read in the newspaper that the Miami Marlins signed outfielder Giancarlo Stanton to a record 13-year, $325 million
contract. So, I decided to look at the salaries of other celebrities and some real people to compare their daily wages. This
problem is more informational than mathematical.
Compute the daily wages of each of the following people. Then compute how much Giancarlo Stanton gets paid for each game that he plays
(there are 162 regular season games in Major League Baseball).
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You may use 365 days in a year for your calculations and you may round to the nearest dollar for your daily salaries.
Name Profession Salary 1. Giancarlo Stanton Baseball Player (Miami Marlins) $325 million for 13 years 2. Alex Ovechkin Hockey Player (Washington Capitals) $124 million for 13 years 3. Peyton Manning Football Player (Denver Broncos) $96 million for 5 years 4. Johnny Manziel Football Player (Cleveland Browns) $8.25 million for 4 years 5. LeBron James Basketball Player (Cleveland Cavaliers) $42.22 million for 2 years 6. Barack Obama President of the United States $400,000 per year 7. John Boehner Speaker of the House of Representatives $174,000 per year 8. Pope Francis Pope of the Catholic Church $0.00 per year 9. Angelina Jolie Actress $18,000,000 per year 10. Daniel Radcliffe Actor $86,888,889 per year 11. Beyonce Knowles Singer $115,000,000 per year 12. Oprah Winfrey Talk Show Host $82,000,000 per year 13. J.K. Rowling Writer $14,000,000 per year 14. Charif Souki CEO of CHENIERE ENERGY INC $141,949,280 per year 15. Marissa A. Mayer CEO of YAHOO INC $24,935,712 per year 16. Bill Gates Co-founder of Microsoft $8,000,000 per year 17. Lara Kibler English Teacher (Lincoln, NE) $48,248 per year 18. Alex Denison Trout Farm Owner (Nantahala, NC) $12,700 per year 19. Charley Vannice Railroad Conductor (Molalla, OR) $120,000 per year 20. Cheryl McPherson Pediatric Nurse (Sayreville, NJ) $85,000 per year 21. Jerry McKenna Sculptor (Boerne, TX) $85,000 per year 22. Gerry Smith Oil Industry Inspector (Fairbanks, AK) $130,000 per year 23. Heather Proctor Short-Order Cook (Malvern, AR) $19,000 per year 24. Joe Commodore Oil and Gas Consultant (Boulder, WY) $50,000 per year 25. Lee Chapman Firefighter (Bloomington, IN) $52,000 per year
Solution to the Problem:
Name Salary Daily Salary 1. Giancarlo Stanton $325 million for 13 years $68,493 2. Alex Ovechkin $124 million for 13 years $26,132 3. Peyton Manning $96 million for 5 years $52,603 4. Johnny Manziel $8.25 million for 4 years $5,651 5. LeBron James $42.22 million for 2 years $57,836 6. Barack Obama $400,000 per year $1,096 7. John Boehner $174,000 per year $477 8. Pope Francis $0.00 per year $0 9. Angelina Jolie $18,000,000 per year $49,315 10. Daniel Radcliffe $86,888,889 per year $238,052 11. Beyonce Knowles $115,000,000 per year $315,068 12. Oprah Winfrey $82,000,000 per year $224,658 13. J.K. Rowling $14,000,000 per year $38,356 14. Charif Souki $141,949,280 per year $388,902 15. Marissa A. Mayer $24,935,712 per year $68,317 16. Bill Gates $8,000,000 per year $21,918 17. Lara Kibler $48,248 per year $132 18. Alex Denison $12,700 per year $35 19. Charley Vannice $120,000 per year $329 20. Cheryl McPherson $85,000 per year $233 21. Jerry McKenna $85,000 per year $233 22. Gerry Smith $130,000 per year $356 23. Heather Proctor $19,000 per year $52 24. Joe Commodore $50,000 per year $137 25. Lee Chapman $52,000 per year $142 Giancarlo Stanton is paid $154,320 per game!
Correctly solved by:
| 1. Dalton Hereford |
Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming |
| 2. Hannah Behunin |
Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming |
| 3. Ryan Woody |
Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming |
| 4. Chris Stringer |
Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming |
| 5. Isaac Kampman |
Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming |
| 6. Hannah Stoddard |
Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming |
| 7. Keith Mealy | Cincinnati, Ohio |