In colonial times, they used pences and shillings and pounds... how many pences are in a shilling??
2006-12-06 11:26:28 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
12 old pences
2006-12-06 11:28:46 · answer #1 · answered by Barkley Hound 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
TODAY a shilling is the same as five pence and there are 100 pence, or 20 shillings in a pound.
BUT, in COLONIAL TIMES a shilling was actually worth 12 pence! Back in those days there were 240 pence in a pound. So if you do the math, there were still 20 shillings in a pound back then.
Imagine trying to add money if there were 240 cents in a dollar. Ick! That was the problem we British had, so in 1971 we finally changed it so that it was 100 pence to the pound.
Hope that helps!
2006-12-06 11:35:08 · answer #2 · answered by Jane F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
12 pennies = one shilling 20 shillings = one pound
2006-12-06 11:34:49 · answer #3 · answered by John B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think 12
2006-12-06 11:29:23 · answer #4 · answered by siaosi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's a currency exchanger:
http://www.xe.com/ucc/
2006-12-06 11:28:45 · answer #5 · answered by nevisgent 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
um i o no
2006-12-06 11:34:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋