I can tell you your age. Try it!
By jchampany
@jchampany (1130)
United States
April 18, 2007 12:44pm CST
YOUR AGE BY EATING OUT
Don't tell me your age; you probably would tell a falsehood anyway-but your waiter may know!
YOUR AGE BY DINER & RESTAURANT MATH
This is pretty neat.
DON'T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST!
It takes less than a minute .
Work this out as you read ...
Be sure you don't read the bottom until you've worked it out!
This is not one of those waste of time things, it's fun.
1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that you would like to go out to eat.
(more than once but less than 10)
2. Multiply this number by 2 (just to be bold)
3. Add 5
4. Multiply it by 50
5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1757 .
If you haven't, add 1756.
6. Now subtract the four digit year that you were born.
You should have a three digit number
The first digit of this was your original number
(I.e., how! Many times you want to go out to restaurants in a week.)
The next two numbers are
YOUR AGE! (Oh YES, it is!!!!!)
THIS IS THE ONLY YEAR (2007) IT WILL EVER WORK, SO SPREAD IT AROUND WHILE IT LASTS
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5 responses
@poppoppop111 (5731)
• Canada
18 Apr 07
524. that is neat. it was right. math can be so much fun some times.
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@coconutpatty (834)
• United States
18 Apr 07
That was great! =) I always love little number puzzles like this! Even though I knew it would work, I just had to try it!
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@lucy67 (819)
• China
19 Apr 07
it's interesting. my hubby has worked out this maths problem.
the number picked is x, four digit year that you were born is y. you can get this equation:
(2x+5)*50+1756/1757-y =100x+your age
your age=2006/2007-y
so: (2x+5)*50+1756/1757-y =100x+2006/2007-y
100x+250+1756/1757 =100x+2006/2007
250+1756/1757=2006/2007
whatever you choose, you can always get this equation
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