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"5p a sheet for both A3 and A4 black-and -white copies and 40 p a sheet for color",
"5p a sheet for both A3 and A4 black-and -white copies and 40 p a sheet for color", this is a sentence extracted from a dialogue on photocopier.what does "p" mean in this context, and what is this sentence about?
Mar 1, 2016 11:11 AM
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"5p" means five pence. It's the UK currency. Dollars and cents, pounds and pence (pennies). So 5 pence for a B&W copy, and 40p for a colour copy.
March 1, 2016
really so expensive? 5 pounds a sheet ?
March 1, 2016
maybe "p" means pounds and this sentence is about a price you have to pay for A3 and A4 format of photos?
March 1, 2016
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Chinese (Mandarin), English
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English
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