The One Billion Quiz
How many zeroes are in one billion?
- One billion has 10 zeroes: 1,000,000,000.
Approximately how long would it take you to count to one billion, counting one number per second?
- It would take over 31 years to count to one billion, counting one number per second.
If you had one billion dollars and spent $1,000 every hour, how long would it take you to spend it all?
- It would take 114 years to spend one billion dollars, spending $1,000 every hour.
How many people would you need to have in a room to statistically have at least one person with a birthday on the same day as another person?
- You would only need 23 people in a room to statistically have at least one person with a birthday on the same day as another person.
How many seconds are in one billion seconds?
- There are 31.7 years in one billion seconds.
If you had one billion dollars and spent one thousand dollars every day, how many years would it take to spend all the money?
- If you spent $1,000 every day, it would take approximately 2,739 years to spend one billion dollars.
How many billions make up one trillion?
- One trillion is equal to 1,000,000 billion.
How many gallons of water would it take to fill a cube-shaped tank with sides of one billion centimeters?
- It would take one trillion gallons of water to fill a cube-shaped tank with sides of one billion centimeters.
Which of the following is the scientific notation for one billion?
- The scientific notation for one billion is 1 x 10^9.
Approximately how many times can the Earth fit into the Sun if the Sun's volume is considered to be about one billion cubic kilometers?
- The Earth could fit into the Sun about 1.3 million times if the Sun's volume is considered to be about one billion cubic kilometers.
