"Obadiah Comes Fourteen" 
Colonial Currency Math Sheet

People used British monetary units in colonial times:

1 pound = 20 shillings

1 shilling = 12 pence (or pennies)

1 penny = 4 farthings

The problem below show the kinds of math problems colonial children might have had to solve.         Can you solve them?

1.    1 pound = _____________ pence

2.    1 shilling = _______________ farthings

3.    2 guineas = ______________ shillings

4.    40 farthings = ___________ pennies

5.    1 pound = ­­­_____ five shilling bills (see picture above)

 6.    36 pence = _________ shillings

 7.    2 guineas = _______ farthings

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