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# *ahem*
Well, the English billion is 1 million times 1 million (1,000,000,000,000), and I think the English trillion is 1 billion by 1 billion (1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000).

The US trillion is the same as the English billion (12 zeroes).

Therefore, 5 US trillions times 3 US trillions
(5,000,000,000,000 x 3,000,000,000,000)
Is equal to 15,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000, or 15 English trillions.

Note that this calculation relies on the English trillion actually being equal to the square of the English billion.

Edit: damn British number system. Supposedly the English trillion is 10^18, not 10^24. Please disregard the above post.
(tungazzio the occasionally present, Sat 25 Jun 2005, 13:48, archived)
# no one really uses the Brit. versions of billion etc. anymore, so
1 billion = 1'000 million
1 trillion = 1'000 billion
(I helped save b3ta! custard, Sat 25 Jun 2005, 14:18, archived)
# Yupyup,
that's the reason I wasn't sure of the Brit trillion until I checked, after having posted.
(tungazzio the occasionally present, Sat 25 Jun 2005, 18:14, archived)
# Goddamnit
In that case, there's a lot less money in my bank account than I thought there was.
(Dr GUID, Mon 27 Jun 2005, 19:34, archived)