Back in the Victorian era, the coins were called pound, shilling, and pence. Scrooge paid his worker "fifteen shilling a week." What could Bob Cratchit buy with that amount of money?

2/6 = 2 shillings sixpence or about 68 US cents, equivalent to $15.96 today. 5/- = 5 shillings (no pence) or about $1.35 in the US in 1900, which would be equivalent to $32.40 today. So, back then Bob would be able to buy anything that would be worth $225 in the U.S.

he paid 71 pounds

Explanation:

According to the reading, Venture paid

pounds, two shillings for his freedom.

aristocracy, timocracy, oligarchy, democracy, theocracy and tyranny

explanation:

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