User blog comment:Gameshowguy2000/How many gifts ''are'' there really in the 12 Days of Christmas?/@comment-2166074-20181221053332

Short answer is, you goofed by adding only the first thing in each verse. You should have added every item in every verse.

1 x 12 = 12 2 x 11 = 22 3 x 10 = 30 4 x 9 = 36 5 x 8 = 40 6 x 7 = 42 7 x 6 = 42 8 x 5 = 40 9 x 4 = 36 10 x 3 = 30 11 x 2 = 22 1 x 12 = 12

12 + 22 = 34 34 + 30 = 64 64 + 36 = 100 100 + 40 = 140 140 + 42 = 182 182 + 42 = 224 224 + 40 = 264 264 + 36 = 300 300 + 30 = 330 330 + 22 = 352 352 + 12 = 364

Long answer can be found at the link below...

https://www.intmath.com/blog/mathematics/the-twelve-days-of-christmas-how-many-presents-1686