2006-10-05 05:47:50 · 20 answers · asked by Monty 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
There is 9. In the U.K. The definition of a Billion was supposed to be a million million being 12 as in 1,000,000,000,000.
But now it has been universally accepted within the banking world that a billion has 9.
2006-10-05 05:53:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
9
2006-10-11 23:17:46 · answer #2 · answered by Nick 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
9
2006-10-06 03:51:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
9
2006-10-05 05:49:29 · answer #4 · answered by michael 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
9
2006-10-05 05:49:03 · answer #5 · answered by tezzadaman 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nowadays, a billion is always 1,000,000,000 irregardless of country (i.e American or British).
2006-10-05 11:32:53 · answer #6 · answered by Kemmy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ive noticed myself, that since i was a kid, umpty-ump years ago, that where-as i was tought one million million, or 12 noughts were a billion, we now tend to go with the yanks witless mathematics n only use 9 noughts, n accept a billion as one thousand million.
typical innit yanks are taking over the world.
2006-10-07 09:11:23 · answer #7 · answered by chris s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nine
ie. 1,000,000,000 = One Billion
2006-10-05 05:49:17 · answer #8 · answered by Jer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just a useless little additional fact:
what the americans call a billion (nine zeros, a thousand million) does have a real name in English - it's a "milliard".
One day, we might teach that lot to speak english.
2006-10-05 06:18:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
10^9 on both sides of the atlantic
2006-10-10 04:07:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋