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Oh, so the US has 30.5 thousand million barrels of oil in reserve? Personally, I like to call that number 30,500 hundred ten-thousands.
by idm 17y ago
Oh, so the US has 30.5 thousand million barrels of oil in reserve? Personally, I like to call that number 30,500 hundred ten-thousands.
- cema 17y agoYes,I believe that's the traditional Chinese way.
- sdp 17y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billion International news avoids the term "billion" because it can refer to 10^9 or 10^12. In UK English, 10^9 is called a milliard. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milliard http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milliard
- idm 17y agoLet's just call it 30.5 gigabarrels, and be through with it. :) Still, thanks for pointing that out.