How Much Is 2 Dozen

Dozen

A dozen is agrouping of twelve objects, shapes or numbers. It is abbreviated as doz or dz.

Dozen is one of the nigh primitive customary units of numbers. The number system with base of operations number 12 is called duodecimal or dozenal. Information technology is believed to have started with the counting of the finger bones using the thumb. It is connected to nature. A solar day has ii cycles of 12 hours, and a year has twelve months or twelve moon cycles or zodiac signs.

Moreover, 12 is the number under 18 with about divisors – 1, 2, 3, 4, vi, and 12, allowing nigh sub-divisions of the unit.

Twelve dozens are chosen a 'gross'. Ten dozens are called a 'small gross' and twelve grosses are chosen a 'big gross'. Merchants unremarkably buy their goods in gross and sell them in dozens.

Many household goods are sold in dozens.

Case: Mary bought 3 dozens eggs. How many eggs did she purchase?

Each dozen of eggs has 12 eggs.

Then, 3 dozens will have 3 × 12=36 eggs.

Example: Revin ordered sixty cupcakes for his birthday party. The cupcakes came in packets of dozens. How many packets of cupcakes were there?

Each packet has a dozen cupcakes, that is, 12 cupcakes.

To find the number of dozens in threescore, divide sixty by 12.

60 ÷ 12=5

Therefore, there were five packets of cupcakes.

Fun Facts
1. The discussion dozen comes from the French word 'douzaine' which means a group of 12.
2. A baker's dozen is 13, one more than than a proper dozen. Bakers started this custom to avoid a fine for serving less than the required weight for 12 items.