“Multiplication is vexation,
Division is as bad.
The rule of three, it puzzles me,
And fractions drive me mad.”
MULTIPLY £19 19s. 11¾d. BY £19 19s. 11¾d.
This very old question is continually cropping up, and will continue
to do so as long as men are able to reckon. The answer generally
given is £399 19s. 2d. and a fraction, and the method of working it
out as follows:--
£19 19s. 11¾d. = 19199 farthings.
19199 19199 368601601
----- x ----- = --------- and so on.
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