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Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Six of One

The expression, "Six of one, half a dozen of another," is commonly used to indicate that two alternatives are essentially equivalent, because six and a half dozen are equal quantities. But are "six dozen dozen dozen" and "a half dozen dozen dozen" equal?
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3 comments:

  1. Endothief6/14/2011 11:19 AM

    No

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  2. Anonymous6/15/2011 7:32 AM

    Nope

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  3. Anonymous6/15/2011 11:19 AM

    Six dozen = 60
    Half dozen = 6

    so just because you add "dozen dozen" at the end of the two doesn't change it.

    so
    Six Dozen (6*12=60) Dozen (12) Dozen (12)(12*12=144) = 8640

    and
    Half Dozen (6) Dozen (12) Dozen (12) = 864

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