Comments on: Fifty pounds of fifties

Question: Fifty pounds of fifties

cedar — Sun, 12 Jun 2005 17:41:31 -0800

How much money is fifty pounds of fifty dollar bills?

By: toftflin

toftflin — Sun, 12 Jun 2005 17:51:44 -0800

If someone can confirm a bill weighs 1 gram, then
50 lbs = 22 679.6185 grams
22 679.6185 x 50 dollars = 1 133 980.93

Rounding off gives you $1,133,980

Nice chunk of change...

By: plinth

plinth — Sun, 12 Jun 2005 17:54:03 -0800

There are There are490 banks notes per pound, which means there 490 x 50 = 24,500 notes in fifty pounds, or $1,225,000 of fifties.

By: toftflin

toftflin — Sun, 12 Jun 2005 18:10:24 -0800

Confirmation that a bill weighs 1 gram from The United States Treasury Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Going by their numbers, 454 x 50 x 50 = $1,134,000

By: nanojath

nanojath — Sun, 12 Jun 2005 22:11:05 -0800

Once again, I'm really curious about the background on this one.

By: OmieWise

OmieWise — Mon, 13 Jun 2005 06:14:13 -0800

cedar-That's my money. I lost it wherever you found it. I'll split it with you, though.