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A dozen = 12. The word comes from the old French word douzaine which means "a group of twelve".
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1 dozen = 12 pieces. So 3 dozen = 3 x 12 = 36 pieces. NB The word 'dozen' comes from the French word for '12' , which is 'douze'.
The term dozen means a grouping of 12 and comes from the French term douzaine. This grouping term is perceived to be one of the earliest primitive groupings.
It is called a 'gross.' 12 dozen is 144 units. 12 units per dozen; whether it is eggs or what have you (12 * 12). Actually good to know, especially if you had to do what I had to recently - throw a large family reunion party. Knowing your numbers in terms of budget cooking for a crowd comes into play as well.
A dozen of anything is 12 (twelve). It doesn't matter if you are counting feathers or stamps. The English word dozen comes from the old form of the French word douzaine, meaning "a group of twelve". Because of that there are exactly 12 stamps in a dozen, regardless of their denomination.
Late 2009 or 2010. The movie comes out somewhere in 2011
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.
You actually need 2 words. The number 12 equals "a dozen" or "one dozen".She bought one dozen eggs (which comes in a package of 12)The man owned a dozen television sets but only two worked.The teacher bought three dozen pencils and notebooks to hand out to his students.The little girl asked if one hen lays a dozen eggs all at the same time. Her mother replied that it takes about 4 hens to lay one dozen eggs.