CLASS 9
IN THE KINGDOM OF FOOLS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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A group or set of 10
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A group or set of 5
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A group or set of 12
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -A group of 12 objects or items are collectively called ‘a dozen’ items. Thus, a dozen bananas means 12 bananas. The word dozen comes from the French word ‘douzaine’ which means a group of 12.
Detailed explanation-2: -A “dozen” is a unit of measurement. It means twelve (12) items of something. The term goes back to duodecim, which means 12 in Latin. Humans might have started to count on a base 12 because there are approximately 12 cycles of the moon in one cycle of the sun.
Detailed explanation-3: -If you have a dozen things, you have twelve of them. You will be able to take ten dozen bottles free of duty through customs. You can refer to a group of approximately twelve things or people as a dozen. You can refer to a group of approximately six things or people as half a dozen.
Detailed explanation-4: -: a group of 12. : an indefinitely large number.
Detailed explanation-5: -Twelve dozen are called a gross (12² = 144); a dozen gross is known as a great gross (12³ = 1728), a term used in wholesale trade.