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Pounds vs Dozen: A Guide to Common Measurements

Facts about ‘pounds’:

The ‘number of pounds’ refers to how much something weighs or how heavy something is.
For example:

  • When children visit the doctor for their yearly checkup, they step on a scale. The scale tells doctors how many pounds the children weigh.
  • When healthy babies and children grow, the number of pounds they weigh goes up over time. If the number of pounds a child weighs stays the same or goes down over an extended period, it may mean the child is not growing properly or has a health issue.


Facts about ‘dozen’:

  • ‘Dozen’ means twelve (12) of something.
    • When people order a dozen bagels at a bakery, they will receive twelve bagels.
  • A ‘baker’s dozen’ means thirteen (13) of something.