The Mathematics of the Twelve Days of Christmas

Posted on November 30, 2016 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Check out this fun blog post by math wizard Ben Orlin, who calculates the total number of gifts in “The 12 Days of Christmas.” In the words of Mr Orlin, “The song invited a lot of questions, but one in particular leapt out to the mathematical mind …: How many gifts, in all, did my true love give to me?” (Tip of our hat to fellow math lover Cliff Pickover.)

Credit: Ben Orlin

About F. E. Guerra-Pujol

When I’m not blogging, I am a business law professor at the University of Central Florida.
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1 Response to The Mathematics of the Twelve Days of Christmas

  1. Abogada Guerra says:
    November 30, 2016 at 21:48

    So Cool! I ❤ Math

    Reply

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