What is half a billion?

Answer 1

Oh, dude, half a billion is like 500 million. It's basically a whole lot of cash, enough to make Scrooge McDuck jealous. So, if you ever find half a billion lying around, feel free to slide some my way!

Answer 2

Depending on the term billion (UK or US - Long vs short).

• US - 1,000,000,000 /2 = 500,000,000
• UK - 1,000,000,000 /2 = 500,000,000,000

In the US a billion is a thousand million whereas the UK and most of Europe the value is a million million. Why? Probably US millionaires wanted to be exclusive.

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Answer 3

Half a billion is equivalent to 500 million. This number is represented as 500,000,000 in numerical form. It is exactly half of one billion, which is 1,000,000,000.