| 3 books at 2 francs cost | 6 | francs |
| 1⁄2 dozen pipes at 1 franc cost | 6 | francs |
| 2 pictures at 4 francs cost | 8 | francs |
| Cost of all | 20 | francs |
| 20 francs = 20 × 19.3 cents, or $3.86 | ||
GERMAN MONEY
German money is legal currency of the German Empire.
TABLE
| 100 pfennigs = 1 mark |
| Scale.—Decimal |
1. The unit is the mark. Its value is $.2385 in United States money.
2. The coins of the German Empire are of gold, silver, nickel, and copper. The gold coins are the 20-mark piece, the 10-mark piece, and the 5-mark piece. The silver coins are the two and one mark pieces; the nickel coins are the ten and five pfennig pieces; and the copper coins are the two and one pfennig pieces.
Philippines Weights and Measures
| 1 pulgada (12 linea) | = | .927 | inch | |
| 1 pie | = | 11 | .125 | inches |
| 1 vara | = | 33 | .375 | inches |
| 1 gantah | = | .8796 | gallon | |
| 1 caban | = | 21 | .991 | gallons |
| 1 libra (16 onzo) | = | 1 | .0144 | pounds average |
| 1 arroba | = | 25 | .360 | pounds average |
| 1 catty (16 tael) | = | 1 | .394 | pounds average |
| 1 pecul (100 catty) | = | 139 | .482 | pounds average |