12
A dozen is another word for twelve objects.
A gross.
a dozen
I can't see the puzzle, but I'm going to guess "dozen" 12 of something = one dozen
Just as 12 is called a dozen, 144 is called a gross.
Dubble dozen Twelve dozen, or 144, is a Gross
6 of one, half a dozen of anotherSix of one and half a dozen of another.
13 is typically called a 'Baker's Dozen'. It comes from the 13th century practise of baker's including a 13th item when selling a dozen items, so as not to be accused of 'short changing' the customer.
gross
Basically, when someone says "Six of one, half dozen of another" they are saying that the two things they are comparing are the the same thing. They use this because: 1 Dozen = 12 1/2 dozen = 6 6 = 6 So, 1 half dozen and 6 are the same thing.
Six.
Dozen.