Can You prove it that 7 + 7 = 12
partially mathematical
EDIT (Due to answer): By 7 and 12 I mean the Numbers.
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partially mathematical
EDIT (Due to answer): By 7 and 12 I mean the Numbers.
Answer 1:
Since there is no base specified, I'm going to pick base 12.
$7_{12} + 7_{12} = 12_{12}$
Answer 2:
Roman numerals..
My lateral thinking:
7 = VII
Flip it and you also get 7 = ΛII
put them one under the other like you learned in school and you get
VII
ΛII
put them really close together and you get
XII = 12.
12 what?
If you ask for corners yes it´s true. The number 7 has 6 corners,
so 6 corners + 6 corners = 12 corners
Suppose that
It is $12$:$00$ on an analog clock.
Then,
Once the clock strikes $1$:$00$, the big hand would have moved directly above the small hand. Let's call this position $1$.
When the clock strikes $2$:$00$, we now have a total of $1+1$ positions, which is $2$.
The pattern is obvious; when the clock strikes $7$:$00$, the big hand would have moved directly on top the small hand $7$ times.
Note that
O'clock means $12$.
Therefore,
$7+7=12$.