The sum of 25 and 25 is 50, which is significantly larger than both 12 and 1, thus it is not close to either of the two numbers mentioned.
The question asks whether the sum of 25 and 25 will be closer to 12 or 1. Given the addition of two like numbers, we expect the sum to be double one of the individual numbers. In this case, since 25 doubled is 50, and since 50 is significantly greater than both 12 and 1, the sum of 25 and 25 is closer to 50. Therefore, compared to the given numbers, it is neither close to 12 nor 1.
Using intuition we can deduce that since 25 is quite larger than both 12 and 1, adding two of them together (25+25) will result in a number much larger than either 12 or 1, demonstrating the importance of basic arithmetic and numerical comparison.