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- There are a dozen eggs in a carton.
- There are a dozen months in a year.
- There are a dozen hours in a day (or night).
- Jesus had 12 disciples.
- There are 12 jurors on a jury.
- There are a 12 inches in a foot.
- Imperial is superior to metric when representing 1/3 (which is a repeating number as a decimal).
- A dozen dozens is called a gross.
- A cube has 12 edges.
- A dozen is divisible by 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, & 12 (2 more than 10 is divisible by).
- The duodecimal system has 12 as a base number and probably originated in Mesopotamian.
- If you have a 12 year old next year you will have a teenager!
I like eggs. I like cool number things, and I do NOT have a 12 year old. Whoop!
Craftwhack recently posted..The Monster in the Basement
Some people get easy teens – don’t they?!
“I” have an eleven year old (almost). Next year “I” will have a twelve your old.
Two years away from being a sister to a teenager. Uh-Oh….
Larissa T. recently posted..Or Something Like It.
I bet he will be an an “easy” teen for your parents!
Cheaper by the Dozen is about a family with 12 kids. Can you imagine?! 12 is a lot!
You covered the dozen so thoroughly that this is the only contribution that I have!
PragmaticMom recently posted..Learning the Days of the Week
Good one!!! Thanks!
I’M SURE THIS INTERESTING, LITTLE POST TOOK LONGER TO RESEARCH THAN IT TAKES TO READ IT. I LOVED THE THINGS YOU POINTED OUT ESPECIALLY HOW THE SYSTEM OF 12 WORKS BETTER THAN THE DECIMAL SYSTEM FOR THIRDS. YOU DO GREAT WORK. THANKS.
ANN recently posted..# ” A NEIGHBOR’S COTTAGE, NAPLES, FL”
Fun to research though : )