Econ4U.org » millions in a trillion http://econ4u.org/blog Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:46:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 How Much is $1 Trillion, Cont’d http://econ4u.org/blog/2009/05/04/how-much-is-1-trillion-contd/ http://econ4u.org/blog/2009/05/04/how-much-is-1-trillion-contd/#comments Mon, 04 May 2009 22:36:00 +0000 Joseph http://econ4u.org/blog/?p=607 Since we received such a positive response to our “How many times larger is a trillion than a million?” video last week, we decided to round up some interesting statistics to help people visualize just how big one trillion is. For example, if you started with $1 trillion and spent $10 million every day it would take you 273 years to spend all of it. And that’s assuming you’re keeping it in cash, underneath your 10 stories tall mattress.

]]> http://econ4u.org/blog/2009/05/04/how-much-is-1-trillion-contd/feed/ 0 Poll: How many millions are in a trillion? http://econ4u.org/blog/2009/05/01/poll-how-many-millions-are-in-a-trillion/ http://econ4u.org/blog/2009/05/01/poll-how-many-millions-are-in-a-trillion/#comments Fri, 01 May 2009 13:52:42 +0000 Tim http://econ4u.org/blog/?p=587 Q: How many times larger is a trillion than a million? Would you say…

  • One Thousand Times- 18%
  • Ten Thousand Times- 12%
  • One Hundred Thousand Times- 21%
  • One Million Times- 21%
  • Ten Million Times- 17%
  • Don’t Know- 12%

Check out our new video: We went out in front of the White House and asked people a simple question, “How many millions are in a trillion?”

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/4428480[/vimeo]

This report presents the findings of a telephone survey conducted among a national probability sample of 1,001 adults comprising 501 men and 500 women 18 years of age and older, living in private households in the continental United States.  Interviewing for this CARAVAN® Survey was completed during the period April 23-26, 2009.

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