What is half a billion divided by 5000?

Answer 1

* In those countries that use the long scale (based on powers of a million), like Europe:

1/2 billion ÷ 5000 = 0.5 x (10^6)^2 ÷ (5 x 10^3) = 0.1 x 10^9 = 100 x 10^6 = 100,000,000 = 100 million

* In those countries that use the short scale (based on powers of a thousand plus one), like USA:

1/2 billion ÷ 5000 = 0.5 x (10^3)^(2+1) ÷ (5 x 10^3) = 0.1 x 10^6 = 100 x 10^3 = 100,000 = 100 thousand

Answer 2

100,000

One billion is 1,000,000,000, half of a billion is 500,000,000

500,000,000 / 5,000 = 100,000