Which is more valuable: 1 ton at 100 yuan or 100 tons at 1 yuan?

1. 1 ton at 100 yuan

1 banknote of 100 yuan ≈ 1.15 grams
1 ton = 1,000,000 grams

Number of banknotes: 1,000,000 ÷ 1.15 ≈ 869,565 banknotes
Total amount: 869,565 × 100 = 86,956,500 yuan
≈ 86.9565 million yuan
2. 100 tons at 1 yuan (paper currency)

1 banknote of 1 yuan ≈ 0.743 grams
100 tons = 100,000,000 grams

Number of banknotes: 100,000,000 ÷ 0.743 ≈ 134,589,502 banknotes
Total amount: ≈ 134,589,502 yuan
≈ 1.3459 billion yuan
Conclusion

100 tons at 1 yuan paper currency > 1 ton at 100 yuan