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arithmetic worksheet
Answer Key: 
1. 240 pence; 2. 48 farthings; 3. 42 shillings; 4. 2 shillings, 4 pence; 5. 75 pence; 6. 2 shillings, 6 pence; 7. 2 pounds, 8 pence; 8. 2 guineas, 9. 4 guineas, 16 shillings; 10. 2040 farthings. 

Challenge Problem: 
Sarah and Nathaniel sold 32 tomatoes for 32 farthings or 8 pence; 16 bunches of carrots for 16 pence; 96, or 8 dozen, ears of corn for 8 shillings, or 96 pence; 48 potatoes for 24 pence. They made a total of 144 pence, or 12 shillings -- 6 shillings each.