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- "How much is this book?"
- "9 million"
- "Here's 10 million"
- "And one million in change, sir"
OK, so that only worked up to a certain value. No one would say their rent was "1,000 million". In that case, the currency was billions!
Everything there is in the millions as well.
- "How much is this book?"
- "9 million"
- "Here's 10 million"
- "And one million in change, sir"
OK, so that only worked up to a certain value. No one would say their rent was "1,000 million". In that case, the currency was billions!