[DOC] [TLE] What happened to the British billion? When did 100,000,000 ... [PAR] The British billion would have been one million million - the same as the US, and 
... observes that since 1951 the American usage has been increasing in Britain in 
... using the word "billion" to mean 10 to the power of 9 (one thousand million, ..... 
really don't matter, such as how many zeroes equal this or that, then I have to... [DOC] [TLE] In mathematics, how many zeros does a million and a billion have ... [PAR] On the "long scale," one billion is 1 million million, or 1 and 12 zeroes (
1,000,000,000,000). ... I want the answer both in accordance to American maths 
and British maths. ... The UK switched to the short scale in 1970/71. ... Hence a 
million is 10^6 (i.e. 1 followed by six zeroes) and a billion is 10^9 (1 followed by 9 
zeroes). [DOC] [TLE] How many zero's are there in 1 billion U.S. maths scale and how ... [PAR] Sep 17, 2007 ... How many zero's are there in 1 billion U.S. maths scale and how many ... In the 
US a billion has 9 zeros, in the UK it's 12, what in the US would... [DOC] [TLE] Billion - Wikipedia [PAR] A billion is a number with two distinct definitions: 1,000,000,000, i.e. one 
thousand million, ... This is now generally the meaning in both British and 
American English. ... Since the 1950s the short scale has been increasingly used 
in technical ... so a billion came to denote a thousand million (109), a trillion 1012
, and so on. [DOC] [TLE] Number of zeros in 1 billion - why different in UK than N.America ... [PAR] One million has 6 zeros. 1,000,000. One thousand has 3 zeros. 1,000. One 
million x one thousand = 1 billion, with 9 zeros. 1,000,000,000. [DOC] [TLE] How Many Zeros Are in a Million, Billion, and Trillion - Mathematics [PAR] Aug 6, 2016 ... Numbers of Zeros in a Million, Billion, Trillion and More. How many zeros ... Here 
is a quick list of numbers and how many 0s they have: Ten: 10 (1 zero) ... In the 
United States, as well as around the world in science and finance, a billion is 
1,000 million, which is written as a 1 followed by 9 zeros. This is also... [DOC] [TLE] How much is a billion? - Plain English Campaign [PAR] The UK government has been using the American meaning of billion since 1974 
... a billion cheesy wotsits would take up, so we decided to work out how many... [DOC] [TLE] Is trillion the new billion? - BBC News - BBC.com [PAR] Oct 28, 2011 ... The figure of one trillion has become increasingly widely used but do we ... they 
might not know the number of zeros but they know it's a big number. ... as 1,500
bn not 1.5tn, because the UK understands billions better. .... 9 Afghan 'green-
eyed girl' freed on bail  10 UN 'appalled' at Aleppo rebel tactics... [DOC] [TLE] How Much is a Billion? - Math Forum [PAR] Interestingly, in England, the British define a billion as a million million. ... David 
M. Schwartz has written a delightful book called How much is a million ... A trillion
, in America, is a thousand billion, which would be written as a one with 12 zeros:
... [DOC] [TLE] Names for Large Numbers [PAR] How Many? ... In particular, a billion is 109 = 1 000 000 000 in the American 
system and 1012 ... American usage has eroded the European system, 
particularly in Britain and to a ... Americans are not likely to adopt the European 
nomenclature, and .... Finally, there is the googol, the number 10100 (1 followed 
by 100 zeroes). [DOC] [TLE] Online Conversion - Large Numbers [PAR] The American and British names for numbers above a million. ... I have compiled 
this list for that purpose. ... Some long scale countries call the billion a milliard

Question: A billion in America has 9 zeroes; a billion in England has this many
Answer: 12