0
Still curious? Ask our experts.
Chat with our AI personalities
Lao
Rene
ProfessorAdd your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What is a score in reference to time?
A score means 20, so fourscore and seven years is 87 years (20*4 + 7,) and threescore and six days is 67 days (20*3 + 7)
When talking about years four score and seven equals how many years?
A score = 20 years, so:4 x 20 = 8080 + 7 =8787Abraham Lincoln gave his Gettysburg Address in 1863 and said "Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal." If you subtract 87 years from the year 1863, you get 1776; the year our forefathers signed the Declaration of Independence.
Why does 'score' equal 50?
In fact, score does not equal 50 - score equals 20. "Four score and seven years ago" is equal to 4 x 20 + 7 = 87 years.
Is 4 scores and 7 years equal to 5 decades?
Nope - four score and seven years is 87. Which is eight decades.
How many months are in 43 years?
There are exactly three years and seven months.
