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.

it would be d). more resources must be obtained to attain that combination of goods and services

d. i assume the underlined word is "role." reformat if it isn't.

explanation:

role is closest to part because when replacing words, "playing a vital decision," "playing a vital activity," and "playing a vital dollar" don't make logical sense. the only meaningful choice is "playing a vital part."

this fits one of merriam-webster's definitions of role: "a function or part performed especially in a particular operation or process."