The country of Mathlandia still clings to its old-fashioned currency of pounds, shillings and pence. In fact, 44 pounds is equal to 33 shillings, and 22 shillings is 11 pound and 1010 pence. How many pence is a shilling worth?
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The country of Mathlandia still clings to its old-fashioned currency of pounds, shillings and pence. In fact, 4 pounds is equal to 3 shillings, and 2 shillings is 1 pound and 10 pence. How many pence is a shilling worth?
+118609 The country of Mathlandia still clings to its old-fashioned currency of pounds, shillings and pence. In fact,
4 pounds is equal to 3 shillings,
and 2 shillings is 1 pound and 10 pence.
How many pence is a shilling worth?
4 pounds = 3 shillings
4/3 pound = 1 shillings
2shillings= 1 pound and 10 pence
8/3 pounds = 1pound and 10 pence
5/3 pounds = 10pence
1pound = 3/5 * 10 pence = 6 pence
2shillings = 6pence+10pence = 16pence
1shilling = 8 pence
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OR this way might be easier to understand:
3shillings = 4 pounds so
3/4 shilling = 1 pound
2shillings = 1pound and 10 pence so
2shillings - 10pence = 1 pound
so
3/4shillings = 2shillings - 10pence
10 pence = (2-0.75)shillings
10 pence = 1.25 shillings
(10/1.25)pence = 1 shilling
8pence = 1 shilling
