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it is now....due to American bullying
1 british billion was 1,000,000,000,000 (a bi-million...or million to the power 2)
the American billion was 1,000,000,000 and the Americans got their way and everyone now has to conform
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What do you call a number with 15 zeros?
In the American-based system, 1,000,000,000,000,000 would equal one quadrillion. In the Traditional British system, this would be equal to one thousand billion.
What is 1 percent of a trillion?
10 billion, in the American nubmer system.10,000 billion in the British system.
Is 2700 billion equal to 2.7 trillion?
yes in the United States. Not in the British system.
Trick question How many years is .7 billion years?
If we use the American billion, it is 700 million years. If we use the British billion, it is 700,000 million years.
Is 4.64 billion the same as 4640000000?
Yes, according to the most commonly used American number system, 4.64 billion is equal to 4,640,000,000.
What is a british billion equal to?
109, the same as the American billion.
What is the new meaning of the British English word billion?
A British billion is equal to an American billion in modern use.(Formerly, a British billion used to be equal to a US Trillion)
What does 50 billion times 1 percent equal?
500000000, using the british billion, 10^9 500000000000, using the American billion, 10^12
What do you call a number with 15 zeros?
In the American-based system, 1,000,000,000,000,000 would equal one quadrillion. In the Traditional British system, this would be equal to one thousand billion.
How much is bill gates worth in pounds?
He is worth about 4.4 billion pounds because an American billion is less than a British billion. An American billion is 1000 million pounds whilst a British billion is a million million pounds
What is 2.2 billion?
If you're British... 2.2 Billion = 2,200,000,000,000 If you're American... 2.2 Billion = 2,200,000,000
What is 1 million million?
one British billion, or one thousand American billion
How many million are there in billion?
It depends upon whether you use British or American reckoning- a US billion is a thousand million, a British billion is a million million.
How many American dollars are equal to 675000 British pounds?
675,000 British pounds equal 416,409.53 American dollars.
What is the difference between billion and trillion?
In the more widely-used American numbering system, a billion is equal to one thousand million (1,000,000,000) while a trillion is equal to one million million (1,000,000,000), a difference of 999,000,000,000. In the British and Commonwealth system, a billion is equal to one million million (1,000,000,000,000) while a trillion is equal to one million million million (1,000,000,000,000,000,000), a difference of 999,999,000,000,000,000.
What is 1 percent of a trillion?
10 billion, in the American nubmer system.10,000 billion in the British system.
Half of a billion?
Half of an American billion is 500,000,000 (500 million). Half of a British billion is 500,000,000,000 (500 thousand million).
