What is 100 trillion divided by 8 billion?

Answer 1

12.5

Answer 2

• In those countries which used the long scale based on powers of a million (like Europe):

100 trillion ÷ 8 billion = (100 x (106)3) ÷ (8 x (106)2)

= (100 x 1018) ÷ (8 x 1012)

= (100 ÷ 8) x 106

= 12.5 x 106

= 12.5 million (=12500000)

• In those countries which used the short scale based on powers of a thousand plus 1 (like USA):

100 trillion ÷ 8 billion = (100 x (103)3+1) ÷ (8 x (103)2+1)

= (100 x 1012) ÷ (8 x 109)

= (100 ÷ 8) x 103

= 12.5 x 103

= 12500