Quantity Converter

Convert count-based quantity units such as each, pair, dozen, baker's dozen, score, gross, and great gross, with whole-pack planning cues.

Last updated 25 March 2026

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Quantity converter: each, pair, dozen, baker's dozen, score, and gross explained

A quantity converter helps when the same discrete item count is quoted in everyday, trade, or older bulk-count units. This page translates each, pair, dozen, baker's dozen, score, gross, and great gross without mixing in product weight, paper packaging, or price assumptions.

About this calculator

Reviewed 2026-03-25

Methodology

The converter normalises the entered bundle to a single-item count, then divides by the fixed count associated with each supported unit to produce the equivalent retail, trade, and bulk forms.

Limitations

The page converts generic count units only and does not include paper reams, case packs, or product-specific packaging systems.
Whole-pack guidance rounds up mathematically and does not account for supplier minimums or mixed-pack ordering rules.

Disclaimer

Use this page for quantity translation and stock-planning reference only. Confirm actual supplier pack sizes and commercial terms before ordering.

Sources

Britannica Dictionary — dozen — Reference definition for the standard dozen count.
Britannica Dictionary — gross — Reference definition for gross as a bulk count unit.
Britannica Dictionary — score — Reference definition for score as a twenty-item count.
Britannica Dictionary — baker's dozen — Reference definition for baker's dozen as thirteen.

See our calculation methodology and editorial standards for how this estimate is produced.

Count units are just fixed multiples of a single item

Unlike length or mass, these units are simple count bundles. A pair is two items, a dozen is twelve, a baker's dozen is thirteen, a score is twenty, and a gross is one hundred and forty-four items.

That makes the conversion purely multiplicative. Once the total item count is known, every other unit is just a different way to package or describe the same quantity.

1 dozen = 12 items

The most common retail and trade counting bundle.

1 gross = 144 items = 12 dozen

Traditional bulk trade count for packaged small goods.

Why baker's dozen and score still matter

Baker's dozen remains useful whenever a quoted quantity intentionally includes one extra item above a dozen. Score still appears in historical, literary, agricultural, and some event-planning contexts where twenty-item grouping remains familiar shorthand.

Keeping those units visible prevents avoidable miscounts when one source uses simple item totals while another still uses the older bundled term.

When to round up to whole packs

Real ordering often needs whole packs rather than fractional bundles. If a conversion lands on 2.08 dozen or 0.76 gross, the practical purchase quantity is usually the next whole pack unless partial bundles are actually allowed.

That is why the calculator also shows whole-pack counts for common bundle sizes. It gives a fast stock-planning view without pretending to price or weigh the goods.

Quantity Converter

Quantity converter: each, pair, dozen, baker's dozen, score, and gross explained

Count units are just fixed multiples of a single item

Why baker's dozen and score still matter

When to round up to whole packs

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