In the song Twelve Days of Christmas, someone’s true love sends a partridge on the first day; two turtledoves and a partridge on the second day; three French hens, two turtledoves and a partridge on the third day. This gift-giving pattern continues for twelve days. How many gifts did the true love send in total?

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primeralph · Answer

Dunno, still looking for true love.

nikato · Answer

you could just make a list and then add up all the numbers manually

anonymous · Answer

They send the same amount of gift as days. So you can add up the numbers up to 12 for each day.

nikato · Answer

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