About Writing & Spelling 12 in Words
What is Number 12?
In mathematics, the number 12 represents a quantity or a value. We often use number 12 in arithmetic operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. It is a number that lies between 11 and 13. In words, 12 is written as ‘twelve’.
For example, you bought 12 bananas can be written as ‘you bought twelve bananas’.
Use of Twelve in Real Life
- Hazel has 12 pairs of clothes.
- Robert walked 12 miles in a day.
- Jacob paid 12 dollars for his school bag.
- Annie brought 12 chocolates for her friends.
Representation of 12 in Place Value Chart
12 is a two digit number, hence both digits can be placed according to their place value.
The place values from right to left are as follows:
By taking digits from right to left, the number 12 will be represented as:
From the above, we can say that 2 is at ones place and 1 is at tens place.
Similarly number 15 can be represented as:
Rapid Recall
- 12 in word = Twelve
- Twelve in number = 12
- 12 is an even number
- A group of 12 objects makes a dozen
Solved Examples
Example 1: Separate the 12 apples in groups of 4 apples.
Solution:
Since 4 + 4 + 4 = 12, we can separate 12 apples into three groups of 4 apples.
Example 2: Show 12 in a number line as a count of 2.
Solution:
Example 3: Emma, Amelia and Ava have 4,5 and 3 pencils respectively in their boxes. How many pencils do they have altogether?
Solution:
To find the total number of pencils Emma, Amelia and Ava have, we have to add together the number of pencils each of them have.
4 + 5 + 3 = 12
So, together Emma, Amelia and Ava have 12 pencils.
If a number can be divided into two equal parts then that number is an even number. Since, we can make pairs of 6 to get 12, hence, 12 is an even number.
In word, 12 is written as ‘twelve’.
One dozen is equal to 12 quantities.
The place value of 1 is tens and that of 2 is ones.
The number 12 lies between 11 and 13.