Weird math trick

by happyout 6 Replies latest social humour

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  happyout

  Don't cheat by looking ahead .... 1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that you would like to have dinner out. (try for more than once but less than 10)

  2. Multiply this number by 2 (Just to be bold)

  3. Add 5. (Just because)

  4. Multiply it by 50 - I'll wait while you get the calculator................

  5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1753 .... If you haven't, add 1752..........

  6.. Now subtract the four digit year that you were born.
  
  
  You should have a three digit

  number .
  
  
  
  
  
  (How many times you want to HAVE SEX each week.)
  
  
  
  

  YOUR AGE! (Oh YES, it IS!!!!!)
  
  
  THIS IS THE ONLY YEAR (2003) IT WILL EVER WORK, SO SPREAD IT AROUND WHILE IT LASTS.
  IMPRESSIVE, ISN'T IT?

  It worked for me, let me know if it worked for you.

  Happyout
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  AlanF

  This is actually a very simple 'trick'. The instructions given end up giving you an expression:

  100 * N + 250 + {1753, 1752} - Birth Year where 1 < N < 9

  So it boils down to:

  {200 to 900} + {2003, 2002} - Birth Year

  Well of course, {2003, 2002} - Birth Year is your age, so you end up with:

  {200 to 900} + Your Age

  As long as you're 99 or under, when you add your age to a number like 200, you don't change the '2'. So it's easy to see why the first digit is the N you started with, and the final digits are your age. Simple, no?

  AlanF
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  happyout

  AlanF, I love you but you are ruining my fun!!!

  Happyout
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  teejay

  AlanF, I love you but you are ruining my fun!!!
  
  Happyout,
  
  Smart people. What're ya gonna do...
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  AlanF

  Sorry, these things are a lot more fun for me working them out than doing them. Yeah, I know I'm a nerd; can't help it.

  AlanF
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  happyout

  Nerds are just the people I always wanted to sit next to in school in case I "accidentally" glimpsed their answers during tests

  As intelligent as I know I am, I am hopeless at numbers and equations. My brain just shuts down when I see them.

  smooches to you both,

  Happyout
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  Hmmm

  Don't cheat by looking ahead .... 1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that you would like to have dinner out. (try for more than once but less than 10)

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  You should have a three digit

  number . The first digit of this was your original number
  (How many times you want to HAVE SEX each week.)

  Didn't work for me. It did end up at my original have-dinner-out number, but that had nothing to do with (and falls woefully short of) how often I'd like to have sex.

  Hmmm (nerdy and observant)