
I was thinking about the song The Twelve Days of Christmas and wondered how many of each gift actually arrives by the twelfth day. To help you with the lyrics of the song,
1st day - one partridge in a pear tree
2nd day - two turtles doves
3rd day - three french hens
4th day - four calling birds
5th day - five golden rings
6th day - six geese a laying
7th day - seven swans a swimming
8th day - eight maids a milking
9th day - nine ladies dancing
10th day - ten lords a leaping
11th day - eleven pipers piping
12th day - twelve drummers drumming
In the song, on the first day
one partidge arrives,
on the second day two turtle doves and one partridge arrive,
on the third day three french hens, two turtle doves, and one partidge
arrive.
So that means by the third day
I have 3 partidges, 4 turtle doves, and 3 french hens. My question
is by the twelfth day, how many of each gift has arrived? Show your
work.