Your Age by Chocolate Math

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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 have chocolate. (more than once but less than 10)

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

3. Add 5. (for Sunday)

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

5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1754....
If you haven't, add 1753 .........

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 have chocolate each week).

The next two numbers are ..........

YOUR AGE! (Oh YES, it is!!!!!)

THIS IS THE ONLY YEAR (2004) IT WILL EVER WORK.


Just thought this was pretty neat since I know alot of you like chocolate:D

weird!!! Yes it worked:D

Wow it did work
cool
Ky

That is so weird! How'd they figure that out?

How did it know? That's spooky...

Wow...it worked!! Creepy math....

Wow! That is so cool!!

oOo it worked lol

It worked!!!

It worked for me too!

Thats cool, Anna! I'll be passing that one along

Robin :D

And whyyyyyy does it work?

(I have way to much time on my hands today. :rolleyes: :p )

Amount of time you want chocolate... = x

Double it = 2x

Add 5 = 2x+5

Multiply by 50 = 100x+250

Add 175y [where y=3 or 4 to bring addendum to 2004] = 100x + 2004

Subtract birth year = 100x + (2004- birth year) = 100x + [age]

So this calculation will work next year if you dink with the 175y where y will be 4 or 5...

(for what it's worth...)

And the original formula will work whether you want chocolate never to a million times a day, but the numbers manipulation gets hairy! ;) :D

(Theme from Twilight Zone is heard...........)

That's too cool Anna - I'm going to send it everyone!!

Many thanks :D :D

Lynne

Wow that's so cool!:p:D:cool:

did everyone say at least nine????;)

No - I was trying to be very good so I said 7!! (the expression lieing through my teeth comes to mind!) But as 10 was the maximum I had no chance being truthfull!! :D :D

Lynne

I actually told the truth and said "2". Don't really have much of a sweet tooth. I can have a pack of M&M's on my desk for a week and eat a few at a time.

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Originally posted by lbaker
I actually told the truth and said "2". Don't really have much of a sweet tooth. I can have a pack of M&M's on my desk for a week and eat a few at a time.

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Wish I was like that. If they are in front of me...I'll eat them:o

That was cool! I'd have chosen zero if I had the choice. I'm not a chocloate person. In fact I have had a box of it sittingon my desk for nearly two weeks now and haven't had the urge to tear open the cellophane. In fact, I nearly threw it out half and hour ago!

Now, if you had a Hershey's with almonds? Hmmm, I would have eaten it in a flash! :D

AmberLee, I STILL have no idea how or why it works! :p

Math scares me, and more so as I get older. No numbers - and especially no x or y in front of them please! :D

I only said 3 for the amount of chocolate, I don't like chocolate all that much, unless its white chocolate.

It worked for me too.. :)

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Originally posted by lbaker
I actually told the truth and said "2". Don't really have much of a sweet tooth. I can have a pack of M&M's on my desk for a week and eat a few at a time.

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A pack of M & M's for a week?!:eek: :rolleyes: :o ;)

Eat of few at a time?:rolleyes: :o :( :eek:

You're trying to make me feel bad Laurie LOL!! I really can't live without a daily dose of the stuff! :D

Lynne