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[IRCA] FW: MATH AT ITS BEST in Year 2008 OT
I'm trying to understand how this one works. Any mathematicians out there to tackle this OT post? ......Walt
>Date: Fri, 09 May 2008 01:21:04 +0000
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>>Subject: MATH AT ITS BEST in Year 2008
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>>>>YOUR AGE BY EATING OUT
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>>>>Don't tell me your age; you probably would tell a falsehood anyway-but
>>>>your waiter may know!
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>>>>YOUR AGE BY DINER & RESTAURANT MATH
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>>>>This is pretty neat
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>>>>DON'T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST!
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>>>>It takes less than a minute. Work this out as you read .
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>>>>Be sure you don't read the bottom until you've worked it out!
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>>>>This is not one of those waste of time things, it's fun.
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>>>>1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that you would like to
>>>>go out to eat.
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>>>>(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
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>>>>4. Multiply it by 50
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>>>>5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1758...
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>>>>If you haven't, add 1757.
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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. (I.e., How many times
>>>>you want to go out to restaurants in a 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 (2008) IT WILL EVER WORK, SO SPREAD IT AROUND WHILE IT LASTS
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