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How many gifts in total were given in the Twelve Days of Christmas song Happy holidays to you all?
Total = 364 We observe that we have the same number of partridges as drummers (12 of each); doves and pipers (22 of each); hens and lords (30 of each) and so on. So the easiest way to count our presents is to add up to the middle of the list and then double the result: (12 + 22 + 30 + 36 + 40 + 42) × 2 = 364.
What items are given in the 12 days of Christmas?
The gifts are:
- A partridge in a pear tree,
- Two turtle doves,
- Three french hens,
- Four calling birds,
- Five gold rings,
- Six geese a-laying.
- Seven swans a-swimming,
- Eight maids a-milking,
How many gifts was my true love given at the end of the 12 days of Christmas?
364
Replacing ‘n’ with the number 12 in this formula (we call this ‘substitution’), the twelfth tetrahedral number – and the answer to our puzzle – is T(12) = (1/6)(12)(13)(14) = 364, or one gift for every day of the year except for Christmas Day itself!
How does the 12 Days of Christmas work?
Christians who celebrate the Twelve Days may give gifts on each of them, with each of the Twelve Days representing a wish for a corresponding month of the new year. They may feast on traditional foods and otherwise celebrate the entire time through the morning of the Solemnity of Epiphany.
How many gifts were given in the twelve days of Christmas?
For instance, on the fifth day I was given 5 (gold rings) + 4 (calling birds) + 3 (French hens) + 2 (turtle doves) + 1 (partridge in a pear tree) = 15 gifts. Now, to find out the total number of gifts for all twelve days, we need to add up the first twelve of these Triangle numbers: so 1+3+6+10+15+… all the way up to the twelfth term.
How are the 12 days of Christmas counted?
Seven swans a-swimming, Eight maids a-milking, Nine ladies dancing, Ten lords a-leaping, Eleven pipers piping, Twelve drummers drumming. We can count the total number of each gift. She gets 1 partridge in a pear tree on each of the 12 days.
How many birds are in the twelve days of Christmas?
Combined, there would be: 12 partridges in pear trees, 22 turtle doves, 30 French hens, 36 calling birds, 40 gold rings, 42 geese a-laying, 42 swans a-swimming, 40 maids a-milking, 36 ladies dancing, 30 lords a-leaping, 22 pipers piping, and 12 drummers drumming.
How many times is the first gift in the Bible?
Let’s think how often each gift (or number) gets repeated. There are twelve verses, and the first gift is in all twelve verses. The second gift is in the final eleven verses. Continuing to the end, the twelfth gift only appears once in the final verse.