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Problem

In the century, Britain used a money system which included pence, farthings, shillings and pounds. The following conversions were used:







How many total farthings were equivalent to pound and pence?
Solution
Convert pound to farthings: The remaining pence is equal to farthings, so the total is farthings.
Final answer
980