And a Partridge, une Perdrix
Discrete Mathematics
Level
2
"On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me / a partridge in a pear tree."
"On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to / two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree."
\[\vdots\]
"On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
- 12 drummers drumming
- 11 pipers piping
- \(\ \ \ \ \vdots\)
- 2 turtle doves
- 1 partridge in a pear tree."
How many gifts does my true love give to me in these twelve days of Christmas?
by
Arjen Vreugdenhil