YOUR AGE BY EATING OUT

Blakey · Post by **Blakey** » 17 Jul 2008, 15:34

YOUR AGE BY EATING OUT

Don't tell me your age; you probably would tell a falsehood anyway - but your waiter may know!

YOUR AGE BY DINNER & RESTAURANT 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!

This is not one of those waste of time things, its fun.

1. First of all, 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 (just to be bold)

3. Add 5

4. Multiply it by 50

5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1758.... If you haven't, add 1757.

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 go out to restaurants in a week.)

The next two numbers are
YOUR AGE!!! ------ (Oh YES, it is!)

THIS IS THE ONLY YEAR (2008) IT WILL EVER WORK, SO SPREAD IT AROUND WHILE IT LASTS

XXX

jackiem · Post by **jackiem** » 17 Jul 2008, 15:39

It worked!

Alison B · Post by **Alison B** » 17 Jul 2008, 15:59

Very Good! :D :D

Alison & Rosie (Lancs) XXX

natty · Post by **natty** » 17 Jul 2008, 16:51

My god needed fingers and toes for this one

worked though

jackie · Post by **jackie** » 17 Jul 2008, 17:33

Yes worked for me too, very clever!
Jackie x

squeezylupin · Post by **squeezylupin** » 17 Jul 2008, 17:34

Has somebody been watching countdown today???

Kirsten · Post by **Kirsten** » 17 Jul 2008, 17:37

Showed it to my eldest daughter as I was really impressed & she (the brainbox) said it's only a maths formula Mum you just have to find the words that fit!

Sorry miss 16 going on 61!

Blakey · Post by **Blakey** » 18 Jul 2008, 09:26

Has somebody been watching countdown today??

No 'fraid not - we got it from a scientist believe it or not ! When it was given to me, I sat there nice and ready to do a bit of adding up ! Needed to stop and get the calculator out though to finish it !!!

XXX

Post by **CarolynM** » 18 Jul 2008, 10:15

Even with a calculator I got it wrong

- but I managed it in the end :D

Glenys · Post by **Glenys** » 18 Jul 2008, 11:30

will try it later :)

squeezylupin · Post by **squeezylupin** » 18 Jul 2008, 12:32

Blakey wrote:
Has somebody been watching countdown today??
No 'fraid not - we got it from a scientist believe it or not ! When it was given to me, I sat there nice and ready to do a bit of adding up ! Needed to stop and get the calculator out though to finish it !!!

XXX

Thats a really freaky coincidence cos Rick Wakeman is co hosting countdown this week and he did it on yesterdays show