You are visiting Mars and discover that there are differences in the pay given to Earthlings from that of Martians. If Earthlings only receive 11 percent of the pay of Martians, what is the social distance that Martians' have to Earthlings? (Answer to 1 decimal place in percent. 23.4 for 23.4% or 0.234).

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The task provides that Earthlings receive 11 percent of what Martians receive. In other words, Earth pay = 11% and Martian pay = 100% (relative to Martian pay).

To understand ‘social distance’ in this context, we compare the gap between the two groups relative to the Earthlings’ pay. The gap between Martians and Earthlings is 100% − 11% = 89% (the difference in pay expressed as a percentage of Martian pay).

However, when expressing social distance as a percentage relative to Earth pay, you take the gap (89%) and divide by Earth pay (11%), i.e., 89% ÷ 11% ≈ 8.0909. Rounding to one decimal place gives 8.1.

So the computed social distance, according to this method, is approximately 8.1 (interpreted here as 8.1%).

Note: If someone used a different convention (e.g., gap as a percentage of Martian pay directly), they would arrive at a different value (such as 89%). The result 8.1 arises specifically from the 89% gap divided by the Earth-pay base of 11% and rounding appropriately.

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