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How much is a billion?
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 12:39 am
by Shampoo_Lord
After having an odd debate with another member of the server we came at an impass as to whether or not 100,000,000 is equivalent to 1,000,000,000. What do you think?
Re: How much is a billion?
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 12:47 am
by Intelli
100,000,000 = 100 million
200,000,000 = 200 million
300,000,000 = 300 million
400,000,000 = 400 million
500,000,000 = 500 million
600,000,000 = 600 million
700,000,000 = 700 million
800,000,000 = 800 million
900,000,000 = 900 million
1,000,000,000 = 1 billion
There's nothing to debate.
Re: How much is a billion?
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 12:50 am
by Wxclm
Wow given me the choices aint ya buddy. I'm telling you, that at least in Australia 100 million is 1 billion. So in the case that we were talking about, 770 million is 7.7 billion.
Re: How much is a billion?
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 12:56 am
by Shampoo_Lord
Wxclm wrote:Wow given me the choices aint ya buddy. I'm telling you, that at least in Australia 100 million is 1 billion. So in the case that we were talking about, 770 million is 7.7 billion.
Giving you the choices? I don't quite follow?
Re: How much is a billion?
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 1:12 am
by Intelli
Wxclm wrote:Wow given me the choices aint ya buddy. I'm telling you, that at least in Australia 100 million is 1 billion. So in the case that we were talking about, 770 million is 7.7 billion.
That is incorrect. Simple "math" doesn't vary by country/region.
Re: How much is a billion?
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 2:27 am
by Wxclm
Are you sure Intelli, because i don't disagree with you that in at least America, it is that way, but I know that at least, I learnt this way, and the people in my life learnt that way, but then again, you are most probably right.
Re: How much is a billion?
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 2:34 am
by Wxclm
Sorry Intelli and Shampoo_Lord, you were both correct and I was wrong, sorry again.
Re: How much is a billion?
Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 12:20 pm
by terrancejones
I can not answer because there is no, both response.
Edit: Oh, yeah... 100 million is not 1,000 million... I don't know why I was thinking that all disscussion was that the first number had to be 1,000 million... I'll vote now.
Re: How much is a billion?
Posted: Thu May 05, 2011 5:02 am
by mitchie151
Intelli wrote:Wxclm wrote:Wow given me the choices aint ya buddy. I'm telling you, that at least in Australia 100 million is 1 billion. So in the case that we were talking about, 770 million is 7.7 billion.
That is incorrect. Simple "math" doesn't vary by country/region.
I'm from aus and I can guarantee that intelli is correct, that's pretty basic stuff there guys.
Re: How much is a billion?
Posted: Thu May 05, 2011 8:15 am
by eagleclaw6
You can stop bumping this thread, the argument was resolved:
Wxclm wrote:Sorry Intelli and Shampoo_Lord, you were both correct and I was wrong, sorry again.