The difference between 8 billion and 8 million is about 8 billion.
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A figure of $7,992,000,000 or $8,008,000,000 would have been described in news stories as “$8 billion.” Everyone already understands when they see that in a headline or within a news story that it’s not exact to the penny. Approximation of 0 […]