Cost of Christmas Worksheet

							                                    Name: __________________________




You’ve heard the song about the 12 Days of Christmas, haven’t you? Have you
ever stopped to wonder how expensive it would be to actually buy all the
gifts in the song? Fill out the chart below to figure out just how expensive it
would be.

          Gift                  Cost Per Item                Total Cost
A partridge in a pear             $159.99
         tree
  Two turtle doves                 $27.99
 Three French hens                  $15.00
  Four calling birds               $149.99
    Five gold rings                $99.99
 Six geese a' laying               $25.00
   Seven swans a'                  $750.00
       swimming
Eight maids a' milking              $7.25
 Nine ladies dancing               $608.11
 Ten lords a' leaping              $441.36
 Eleven pipers piping              $207.70
  Twelve drummers                  $206.26
      drumming



Challenge: If you have ever listened to the song, you have probably noticed
that the gifts repeat each day. See if you can calculate the GRAND TOTAL
cost of the 12 Days of Christmas. Remember to show your work!