document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=703642>Question 703642</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> write these numbers in billions or millionsround to one decimal place where necessary a)44,500,000 b)7,220,000,000 c)3,110,000 d)8,000,000 e)2,550,000,000  F)425,000,000 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "to write these numbers as millions or billions, we put the whole millions/billions in front of the decimal point and write the other non-zero digits after the decimal point.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this number, in words, is 44 million, 500 thousand. so we have 44 whole millions.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "i.e. 44.5 million<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This number in words is 7 billion, 220 million. so we do the same again<BR>\n" );
document.write( "put the 7 in front of the decimal point and the other non zero digits after it, so we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7.22 billions, this needs to be rounded to 1 decimal place which means we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7.2 billion<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This number in words is 3 million, 110 thousand. Doing the same again gives<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.11 million, rounded to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.1 million<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D) here we have 8 million, so that's it!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8 million<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 billion, 550 million so we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.55 billion which needs rounding (careful with the rounding on this one!) giving<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.6 billion<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this number is 425 million, we can write this in two ways either as millions or billions!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "writing as millions we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "425 million<BR>\n" );
document.write( "thinking of this as billions we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.425 billion, which we can round to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.4 billion! This is quite inaccurate though so i would probably stick with writing this as millions.<BR>\n" );
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