tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11439944.post6941820575092301604..comments2024-03-21T13:06:59.456-07:00Comments on Grey Matters: Blog: 12 Days of ChristmasPi Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09760001560356969164noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11439944.post-26065532409537507522011-12-04T19:03:35.459-08:002011-12-04T19:03:35.459-08:00hazelmaye. are you sure I got it wrong?
Read the ...hazelmaye. are you sure I got it wrong?<br /><br />Read the rest of the article, and you'll see I do cover what happens if you add 1 partridge in a pear tree to 1 partridge in a pear tree AND 2 turtle doves, and so on.Pi Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09760001560356969164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11439944.post-36733551765254107272011-12-04T17:34:50.507-08:002011-12-04T17:34:50.507-08:00wrong!
There are a total of 12 partridges-in-pear...wrong!<br /><br />There are a total of 12 partridges-in-pear-trees, 22 turtle doves, 30 French hens, etc.<br /><br />The total number of gifts is much more interesting than 78.<br /><br />(I learned this some 40 years ago from Moise's calculus text.)hazelmayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04349649701034621618noreply@blogger.com