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Originally Posted by Fbone
How many total gifts are given in the song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas?"
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Originally Posted by pdurrant
12*1 + 11*2 + 10*3 + 9*4 + 8*5 + 7*6 + 6*7 + 5*8 + 4*9 + 3*10 + 2*11 + 1*12
= 364 gifts.
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Not my place at all to pose a question, but since for the moment this seems to be in a interlude to discuss golf . . .
When I see series like this I am always interested in a general formula. So suppose instead of 12 days, your true love gives you 365 days of gifts, under the same sort of progression. First day one gift, second day two gifts and repeat of the first day gift, etc. How many total gifts at the end?
This is not the official question so do not let it interrupt the next in line.