2007-07-29 20:10:18 · 19 answers · asked by tiggz001 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
There are 1000 millions in 1 billion.
2007-07-29 20:12:20 · answer #1 · answered by Sean C 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
1 billion = 10^9 = 1000 x 10^6 = 1000 million
2007-07-30 04:10:47 · answer #2 · answered by vlee1225 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1000 million = 1 billion
2007-07-30 03:13:24 · answer #3 · answered by JP Ganesh 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
A billion is 1,000,000,000.
A million is 1,000,000.
The difference is 3 zeroes. Thus, a billion is 1000 times a million, or, there a 1000 millions in a billion.
2007-07-30 03:16:29 · answer #4 · answered by Ugin T 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is actually a bit tricky and not as clear as many think. The main issue here is the use of the shrot scale vs. the use of the long scale (see the appropriate links in the shources below).
In the United States a billion means one thousand million that is (1,000 millions). This is trube because in the U.S. a billion is 10^9 = 1,000,000,000.
However, I think at some point in the U.K., and in fact in most non-English speaking languages a billion is actually a million millions (that's 1,000,000 millions)! And that's because in those languages a billion is
10^12 = 1,000,000,000,000.
However, according to Wikipedia, the former is becoming much more common in English-languages usage. So since you asked this question in English, if I had to pick one, I'd go with the first (one thousand millions). The latter meaning is dying out in English-language usage, though it is still the standard in other languages.
The SI prefix for 10^9 should still be giga and the SI prefix for 10^12 should still be terra in all languages/countries however.
2007-07-30 03:19:52 · answer #5 · answered by darthsherwin 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
1 million * 1 thousand = 1 billion
2007-07-30 03:12:30 · answer #6 · answered by lithiumdeuteride 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
There are a thousand millions in a billion. In fact, the British often refer to what Americans call "a billion" as "a thousand million."
2007-07-30 03:13:49 · answer #7 · answered by GefilteFish 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
1 billion = 1,000,000,000
1 million = 1,000,000
To add three zeros to make 1 million into 1 billion, you multiply by 1,000. Therefore, 1 billion = 1,000 millions.
2007-08-03 02:40:24 · answer #8 · answered by jkdeep6 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
10 hundred million= a billion
2007-07-30 03:12:43 · answer #9 · answered by younghumanbookofknowledge 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
count the zeros
one billion has nine
one million has six
difference is 3 zeros so there must be 1000 mil in bil.
same goes for other big numbers.
2007-07-30 03:16:22 · answer #10 · answered by Ben F 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋