Math Trick

Sep 1 2007

From someone at a message board that you wouldn’t know about.

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. 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.
  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.
  7. … continue reading: Math Trick

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