document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=913432>Question 913432</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In the 16th century, Spain had a silver coin called a peso.  The coin was divided into 8 reals.  Reals were stamped with an 8, and became known as pieces of eight.  How many pesos would have been equivalent to 26 pieces of eight? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #554518 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=554518\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> So  1 piece of 8 means <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > peso.  Eight pieces of eight makes 1 peso.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The unit used should be \"real\", not to be prounounced REEL, but re(short e)+al(one of the short sounds for this vowel, and accented).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 real = 1 piece of eight<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8 reales = 1 peso </SPAN>\n" );
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