Re: [bolger] Digest Number 496
Message: 16
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From: Dan Freidus <freidus@...>
Subject: Re: Re: metric vs feet and inches
equivalent of 3rd, 4th and 5th grades and had the dubious pleasure of
learning to do math on Pounds, Shillings and Pence... Feet and inches is a
snap compared to that :) Pound = 20 shillings, Shilling = 12 pence If I
recall correctly ugh!
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From: Dan Freidus <freidus@...>
Subject: Re: Re: metric vs feet and inches
> ... I find getting used to pounds, shillings, and pence quite a hassle,I lived in Hong Kong in the early 60's and went to british schools for the
> especially for multiplication, such as one would encounter in a simple
> purchase at a grocer. But clearly lots of folks dealt with it just fine
> for many, many, years.
>
> Dan
equivalent of 3rd, 4th and 5th grades and had the dubious pleasure of
learning to do math on Pounds, Shillings and Pence... Feet and inches is a
snap compared to that :) Pound = 20 shillings, Shilling = 12 pence If I
recall correctly ugh!
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