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1. The Twelve Days of Christmas
Every year, PNC Wealth Management has calculated the cost of the items in the
song “The Twelve Days of Christmas” if purchased at current prices. The
Christmas Price Index shows the current cost for ONE set of each of the gifts in
the song. However, the True Cost of the twelve days of Christmas is the
cumulative cost of all the gifts when you count each repetition in the song.
2014 Christmas Price Index
One Partridge in a Pear Tree $207.68
Two Turtle Doves $125.00
Three French Hens $181.50
Four Calling Birds $599.96
Five Gold Rings $750.00
Six Geese-a-Laying $360.00
Seven Swans-a-Swimming $7,000.00
Eight Maids-a-Milking $58.00
Nine Ladies Dancing $7,552.84
10 Lords-a-Leaping $5,348.24
11 Pipers Piping $2,635.20
12 Drummers Drumming $2,854.80
1. What is the cost per day to send these items to your true love?
Day Cost of Gifts
1
2
3
4
5
6
Day Cost of Gifts
7
8
9
10
11
12
2. What is the TOTAL cost to send these items to your true love for all 12
days?

2. 12 Days of Christmas
One Partridge in a Pear Tree
Two Turtle Doves
Three French Hens
Four Calling Birds
Five Gold Rings
Six Geese-a-Laying
Seven Swans-a-Swimming
Eight Maids-a-Milking
Nine Ladies Dancing
10 Lords-a-Leaping
11 Pipers Piping
12 Drummers Drumming
3. What is the total number of gifts received by your true love per day?
Day Number of Gifts
1
2
3
4
5
6
Day Number of Gifts
7
8
9
10
11
12
4. What is the TOTAL number of gifts given to your true love for all 12 days?
5. What is the TOTAL number of each of the gifts your true love received?
Day Number of Gifts
One Partridge
in a Pear Tree
Turtle Doves
French Hens
Calling Birds
Gold Rings
Geese
Day Number of Gifts
Swans
Maids
Ladies Dancing
Lords-a-
Leaping
Pipers Piping
Drummers