THOUSANDS OF FARTHINGS
Billy looked up from his hook and said to his sister: “ Joan, do you think you could work out how manv farthings there are in £l2 12s 8d?” “ Of course,” I could,” replied little Joan scornfully, and for a minute she was busy with a pencil and piece of paper. “ Twelve thousand one hundred ami twenty-eight farthings,” she announced. “ And do you notice anything curious about that?” asked Billy. Joan studied her figures for a while, but admitted that she could see nothing extraordinary about them, “Well,” said Billy, “don’t you see that there are 12,128 farthings in £l2 12s 8d?”
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Evening Star, Issue 23834, 14 March 1941, Page 3
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104THOUSANDS OF FARTHINGS Evening Star, Issue 23834, 14 March 1941, Page 3
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