funny math

>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!
> >>>>>
> >>>
> >>>>> 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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> >>>>> 2. Multiply this number by 2 (Just to be bold)
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> >>>>> 3. Add 5. (for Sunday)
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> >>>>> 4. Multiply it by 50 - I'll wait while you get the
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> >>>>> calculator................
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> >>>>> 5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1753....
If
> >> you
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> >>>>> haven't, add 1752..........
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> >>>>> 6.. Now subtract the four digit year that you were born.
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> >>>>> You should have a three digit number .
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> >>>>> The first digit of this was your original number
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> >>>>> (I.e., how many times you want to have eat out each week.)
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> >>>>> The next two numbers are...
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> >>>>> YOUR AGE! (Oh YES, it IS!!!!!)
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> >>>>> THIS IS THE ONLY YEAR (2003) IT WILL EVER WORK, SO SPREAD IT
AROUND
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> >>>>> WHILE IT LASTS. IMPRESSIVE, ISN'T IT?
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-- -Kraig Grady
North American Embassy of Anaphoria Island
http://www.anaphoria.com
The Wandering Medicine Show
KXLU 88.9 FM WED 8-9PM PST

--- In metatuning@yahoogroups.com, Kraig Grady <kraiggrady@a...>

/metatuning/topicId_4548.html#4548

> -- -Kraig Grady
> North American Embassy of Anaphoria Island
> http://www.anaphoria.com
> The Wandering Medicine Show
> KXLU 88.9 FM WED 8-9PM PST

***Well, this is amazing. Anybody figure out how this works? I
can't believe something could actually take my mind off the war for a
millisecond...

J. Pehrson

>***Well, this is amazing. Anybody figure out how this works?

Well, you're telling it the year you were born, whether you've
had your birthday this year, and it says it only works in '03,
so....

-Carl

--- In metatuning@yahoogroups.com, "Joseph Pehrson" <jpehrson@r...>
wrote:
> --- In metatuning@yahoogroups.com, Kraig Grady <kraiggrady@a...>
>
> /metatuning/topicId_4548.html#4548
>
> > -- -Kraig Grady
> > North American Embassy of Anaphoria Island
> > http://www.anaphoria.com
> > The Wandering Medicine Show
> > KXLU 88.9 FM WED 8-9PM PST
>
>
> ***Well, this is amazing. Anybody figure out how this works? I
> can't believe something could actually take my mind off the war for
a
> millisecond...
>
> J. Pehrson

Let x be the number of times you eat out. After step 3, you have
100 x + 250. Adding 1752 or 1753 makes this 100 x + 2002 or 2003.
Subtracting the year you were born makes this 100 x + your age.
Therefore, the first digit must be the number of times you want to eat
out, and the next two must be your age.

John Starrett

> Let x be the number of times you eat out. After step 3, you have
> 100 x + 250. Adding 1752 or 1753 makes this 100 x + 2002 or 2003.
> Subtracting the year you were born makes this 100 x + your age.
> Therefore, the first digit must be the number of times you want to
eat out, and the next two must be your age.
>
> John Starrett

***Well, that certainly does clearly explain it. Thanks prof. John!

J. Pehrson