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Much Ado About Numbers
Sixteenth century woodcut of a happy man
Question 4: In for a penny...

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That's right, the answer is ‘Sixty farthings’.

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A farthing was a quarter of a penny, so 60 farthings would be 15 pennies. The other options are all worth exactly 30. There were four pennies in a groat, twelve pennies in a shilling, and sixty pennies (five shillings) in a crown.

Seven groats and two pence

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