Grade Five Math



Twelve




How many different ways can you represent the number 12?


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  1.    1 hanna says:

    you could do 6,2,1,12,3,4,

    Posted November 19, 2008, 8:01 am
  2.    2 wes says:

    you can show the number twelve many ways.
    12

    12+0
    12×1
    2×6
    3×4
    1+11
    2+10
    there are more ways to show twelve
    12 out of hundred
    12%

    Posted November 19, 2008, 8:07 am
  3.    3 Charlie says:

    Some ways you can make 12 is 6+6, 3+3+3+3, 4+4+4, 12.0, 12/12 or 12 slices of pie uneaten.

    Posted November 19, 2008, 8:08 am
  4.    4 Leah Aebly says:

    Well, you can do it in a decimal which is use it as a 12.0 That represents 12 as a whole. Then, you could do it in word that and that would be twelve. You could also shade it in on a hundredths graph. Also, you can use it as a numorator or denomonator. Last, you could do the twelve times table.

    Posted November 19, 2008, 8:09 am
  5.    5 shrader (nikki) says:

    12
    6 x 2
    3 x 4
    24 – 12
    24 divided by 2
    12 x 1
    48 divided by 4
    144 divided by 12
    6+6
    10+2
    11+1
    12+0
    9+3
    8+4
    7+5
    5+7
    4+8
    3+9
    2+10
    1+11
    0+12
    -1+13
    12/100
    12%
    12/20
    12/12
    12th of november (maddie and bri’s b-day)
    12th of December
    12th of January
    12th of February
    12th of March
    12th of April
    12th of May
    12th of June, July, August, September, Otober.

    Posted November 19, 2008, 8:12 am
  6.    6 baylee says:

    0.12, 12/100, 12, on number blocks, on a pie graph, in money, $12.00, 4 x 3= 12….

    Posted November 19, 2008, 8:13 am
  7.    7 Chad F. says:

    You can represent 12 in a variety of ways. You can by multiplication and other operations and fractions. When you use multiplacation you can make 12 by 6×2, 4×3, and 12×1. When you use division you can make 12 by 12divided by 1 and much more ways. In fractions you can make 12 by impropper fractions like 144 twelves.

    Posted November 19, 2008, 8:14 am
  8.    8 megan says:

    Some ways you can make 12 are,
    4×3, 12×1, 24 divided by 2, 48 divided by 4, 6+6, 8+4, 11+1, 3+9, and 10+2. Or you could find 12 of one item and use that to represent 12.

    Posted November 19, 2008, 8:17 am
  9.    9 will h. says:

    $12 $0.12 1 dozen 12 slices of pizza 12 slices os cake

    Posted November 19, 2008, 9:05 am
  10.    10 tristin says:

    You can do 6+6 6×2 4×3 3+3+3+3 4+4+4 12×1 12+0.

    Posted November 19, 2008, 9:05 am
  11.    11 Adam says:

    12 is a good number and the first 12 multiples of 12 are

    12
    24
    36
    48
    60
    72
    84
    96
    108
    120
    132
    144

    Posted November 19, 2008, 9:07 am
  12.    12 ashley f. says:

    You can make 12 a lot of different ways like 6+6=12 and 20-8=12 and 4 times 3=12 and 72 divided by 6=12. There is also much more ways to make 12.

    Posted November 19, 2008, 9:13 am
  13.    13 Mackensie says:

    All the ways that I can use 12 is right below,

    You can use 12 as a numerator or denominator for a fracton or a whole number for a mixed number.You can use it as a percentage like 12%.Or you can use it as a decimal like 0.12 hundreths or make it in front of the decimal like 12.0.Or you canjust use it as 12 I think that number is pretty important to because you need to use it for adding, subtracting, division, and multiplication.YOU also need to use it for money if something is 12.00.

    I hope you like my answer.

    Posted November 19, 2008, 9:13 am
  14.    14 fenzel says:

    Good work, everyone! Too bad we can’t draw picture son the blog, because I’m sure that you could come up with some even more creative representations! …and by the way, Mackensie, I love your answer!

    Posted November 19, 2008, 12:48 pm
  15.    15 fenzel says:

    Chad – I love the example you gave with 144 twelfths = 12. What a great connection to our fraction unit.

    Posted November 19, 2008, 12:59 pm

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