Because 12 has another name:dozen
Since there are two periods of time, a.m. and p.m. , 24 hours (the time in a day) needs to be split in two. 24 split in two is obviously 12.That is why there is twelve hours on a clock.
Many ancient cultures had not invented fractions in their number system. The number 60 was chosen because it have many factors. We use relics of it today when reading the time. 60 seconds to a minute, 60 minutes to an hour.
The term "twelve" as a slang reference for police officers is believed to originate from the 1970s and is thought to stem from the police code "10-12," which indicates that visitors are present, or from the television show "Adam-12," which featured a police unit with the badge number 12. Over time, the term has been popularized in various forms of media and culture, leading to its widespread use in referring to law enforcement.
well.... if you had more then one number system and we dont use them, then the one we use is better because we use it, other wise we would use a different system. hope this helped :)
They both use numbers.
Twelve volt batteries can be used for a number of different things. For example they can power small electronic devices. There are also a number of different brand such as Energizer and Deltran.
So there I was, stocking the egg shelves at the grocery, a dozen at a time. I loaded twelve sets of twelve. That was gross...
It depends on what you are writing about. answered by a twelve year old
I estimated there to be twelve children in the swimming pool at the time of the accident.
7+3+2 =12
Since there are two periods of time, a.m. and p.m. , 24 hours (the time in a day) needs to be split in two. 24 split in two is obviously 12.That is why there is twelve hours on a clock.
I have chosen you to sweep the floor.
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Dubble dozen Twelve dozen, or 144, is a Gross
The Babylonians did not use a base twelve numeral system, they used a sexagesimal, or base sixty, system.
Quadrillion - and of course any number followed by twelve zeros.any number of thousands, from 1 to 999, e.g. one thousand
I think he is the chosen one.We have chosen to watch King Kong.He was never chosen to be part of the cheerleading team.