A dozen is twelve, half a dozen is 6.
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.
half a dozen is 6, so half a dozen dozen is 6 dozen, but the first thing, six dozen dozen has is 6x12x12or 6x144, so it is way more than 6x12.. In other words Six dozen dozen is 864 and half a dozen dozen is 72
A dozen is twelve; a half dozen is therefore six.
Half a dozen is 6.
A carton of half a dozen eggs
A carton of half a dozen eggs
Reason: A dozen is twelve. Half of a dozen is six. Half of a Half of a dozen is three.
A dozen is twelve, half a dozen is 6.
1 dozen = 12 half a dozen = 6
Thirteen
1 dozen eggs.
There are 6 in half a dozen because a dozen is 12 and half 12 is 6
a half dozen eggs, insect legs
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.
half a dozen is 6, so half a dozen dozen is 6 dozen, but the first thing, six dozen dozen has is 6x12x12or 6x144, so it is way more than 6x12.. In other words Six dozen dozen is 864 and half a dozen dozen is 72
A dozen is twelve; a half dozen is therefore six.