What is 1/6 of a billion?

Here we will explain and illustrate how to calculate 1/6 of a billion. In other words, you will learn how to answer the question, "What is one sixth of a billion?"

If you want to calculate 1/6 of a billion (one sixth of a billion), then you want to divide one billion (1,000,000,000) into 6 equal pieces and calculate the sum of 1 of those pieces.

Therefore, 1/6 of a billion is the quotient of one billion divided by 6, multiplied by 1. Here is the math and the answer:

(1,000,000,000 ÷ 6) × 1 ≈ 166,666,667
1/6 of a billion ≈ 166,666,667

Note that 1/6 of a billion will result in the same answer regardless of what you are referring to. For example, you might calculate 1/6 of a billion dollars or 1/6 of a billion people.

We also created the image below to give you a better understanding of what one sixth of a billion looks like.

What is 1/6 of a billion?

To create the image above depicting 1/6 of a billion, we first colored the entire pie blue, and then colored 1/6 of the pie green.

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