Prior to 1971 and the decimalisation of money,counting up money was a little more difficult,as you had pounds,shillings and pence,so here's a problem.If you went into a shop and bought 4 items costing:
£1 15s 3d
£2 12s 6d
£2 18s 8d
£1 13s 7d
and you paid with a £10 note,how much change would you get back?
Say whether you're under/over 40,and how long it took you to calculate the answer.Iwould expect the over 40's to be quicker as they would once have done this.
PS. There were few if any calculators back then,so many shopkeepers did these calculations in their heads!
2007-07-20 23:56:20 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
£1-00
Worked out in my head in a few seconds & yes I am an old codger
2007-07-21 00:04:51 · answer #1 · answered by mistymiss 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
£1 15 3
£2 12 6+
-----------
£4 7 6=
£2 18 8+
-----------
£7 6 5=
£1 13 7+
----------
£9 0 0=
So if you have £10 You take away £9 you will be left with £1
2007-07-22 02:36:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You get a £1 note as your change
under 40
took 2 minutes
2007-07-22 02:22:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
£1 Over 40 in fact over 50 took about a minute.
2007-07-21 00:11:07 · answer #4 · answered by Knownow't 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a quid - took about 40secs to a minute,... over 40, just mental arithmetic, didn't even use my fingers. Added the pence up first (2 bob) then the pounds, then the shillings.
2007-07-22 08:07:29 · answer #5 · answered by philipscown 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi bud Years are in basic terms numbers, yet for pigeon hollow purposes i'm over 40 yet i'm waiting patiently for gravity to kick in, as i nevertheless have a surprisingly lots defined physique and that i'm informed oftentimes how youthful i glance, yet there are plenty and lots that are nbot disimilar to myself, and that i think of that what ever we do the physique has a manner of paying us lower back approximately 10 years later, so as an elementary rule i constantly say provide your physique what you wish for in return. Take care and be properly GA
2016-10-22 06:04:51 · answer #6 · answered by contino 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
£1-00d - over 40 - a couple of minutes with pen and paper but I did find it strange adding up those shillings and pennies and dividing by 20 (shillings in a pound) and 12 (pennies - not pence - in a shilling).
2007-07-21 00:16:50 · answer #7 · answered by qbrblclub 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You spent £9, so the change would be £1. Brought back some memories !
2007-07-21 02:46:57 · answer #8 · answered by Twiggy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
One pound change. It takes me longer to type the answer than it did to work it out - about 8 seconds. Age 65
2007-07-21 10:18:11 · answer #9 · answered by simplythejest 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
£9 Old Pounds about 30 secs 70 years never was good at maths
2007-07-22 07:05:19 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋