In the Christmas song, "The 12 Days of Christmas", how many total gifts does her true love give to her? The gifts are:
We can count the total number of each gift.
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She gets 1 partridge in a pear tree on each of the 12 days. |
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12 |
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She gets 2 turtle doves on the last 11 days. |
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22 |
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She gets 3 french hens on the last 10 days. |
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30 |
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She gets 4 calling birds on the last 9 days. |
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36 |
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She gets 5 gold rings on the last 8 days. |
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40 |
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She gets 6 geese a-laying on the last 7 days. |
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42 |
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She gets 7 swans a-swimming on the last 6 days. |
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42 |
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She gets 8 maids a-milking on the last 5 days. |
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40 |
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She gets 9 ladies dancing on the last 4 days. |
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36 |
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She gets 10 lords a-leaping on the last 3 days. |
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30 |
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She gets 11 pipers piping on the last 2 days. |
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22 |
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She gets 12 drummers drumming on the last day. |
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12 |
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Total |
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364 |
She gets a total of 364 gifts.