Sunday, September 16, 2012

Week 3: 'Old Money'

If you were a child in the Victorian period there were no calculators to help you with your calculations, so you had to count in your head or on your fingers. The coins that you used would be very different- remember the penny and half penny coins that we looked at in the 'Mystery Topic Box'?
Use these key facts to help you solve the following problems- 
                 There are 4 farthings in a penny.
                 There are 12 pennies in a shilling.
                 There are 20 shillings in a pound.
                 There are 21 shillings in a guinea.
How many pennies make 1 shilling and 7pence (1s 7d)?
How many halfpennies make 3 shillings and 6 pence half penny (3s 6 1/2 d)?
Now a tricky one!
How many pennies in 3 pounds 7 shillings and 6 pence (£3 7s 6d)?
 
Add some more problems to the Blog for the class to try to answer.

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

There are 19 pennies in 1 shilling and 7 pence.

There are 85 half-pennies in 3 shillings and 6 and a half pennies.

There are 810 pennies in 3 pounds, 7 shillings and 6 pence.

Lauren

Anonymous said...

Heres a question...
How many pennies in 1 guinea,3 pounds and 2 shillings?
Lauren

Anonymous said...

19 pennies in 1 shilling and 7 pence.

85 half-pennies in 3 shillings and 6 and a half pennies.

810 pennies in 3 pound 7 shillings and 6 pence.

Billy :D

Anonymous said...

How many pennies in 58 guinea,73 pounds and 14 shillings have a go

Billy :D

Anonymous said...

Sorry I accidentally put my question replying to my awnsers
Billy :D

Anonymous said...

This is the order that the Victorian
money is in half farthing,farthing,
halfpenny(pronounced hapenny),
threepenny(pronounced thrupence),
groat,sixpence,shilling,florin, half crown,double florin,crown,half sovereign,sovereign,guinea.

Ethan

Anonymous said...

There are 19 pennies in one shilling. There are 810 half-pennies in 3 pounds, 7 shillings and 6 pence.

Anonymous said...

From becky

Anonymous said...

Heres a Question...
How many pennies in 2 guineas and 4 shillings? I decided not to give the answer for the question Mrs Green set us as so many have already answered it.
Rose