Forum Archive Index - June 2004

["Cristine Kerr" <criskerr@optusnet.com.au>]

Chocolate Maths for Chocaholics

This'll take less than a minute....... (go get your calculator - use it whilst you read through)

Don't read the bottom until you've completed all steps.

1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that you would like to have chocolate. (try for more than once but less than 10) 
2. Multiply this number by 2 (Just to be bold)
3. Add 5. (for Sunday)
4. Multiply the result by 50 (now you know why you I sent you for the calculator - saves some grey cells ................ 
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 now have a three digit number.

The first digit of this three digit number is your original number (i.e., how many times you want to have chocolate each week) - yes?

The next two numbers are ........ your age ~ yes?

This is the only year this will work with these numbers.