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Fun With Math

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by giddyup, Jul 29, 2008.

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  1. giddyup

    giddyup Member

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    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.

    What do these three digits represent?
     
  2. Mr. Brightside

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    It represents your weight, since the more times you eat outside the more unhealthy the food is.
     
  3. chonox

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    1. 3
    2. 6
    3. 11
    4. 550
    5. 2308
    6. 321

    Unless everybody gets the answer 321, ill add in a step 7:

    7. fail.
     
  4. DOMINATOR

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    uhh says im 221... but i only weigh 160.

    that thing is way off. sure you copied it correctly?
     
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    First number should be the one you choose, and the following two will be your age.
     
  6. DOMINATOR

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    oh that makes sense then. whats the point though? guess it is 'fun with math'

    i should really go to bed. but im pullin an all nighter so
     
  7. giddyup

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    Is there a short-cut to figure out what the answer is going to be? I've seen things like this before and they just kind of astound me. I guess you just work a problem backwards and write a storyline...
     
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    This is to be used in dating, ask the girl this and ...

    First number will tell you whether your girl is high maintenance.
    The following will tell you if you're getting in before the hair does :rolleyes:
     
  9. heypartner

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    pretty cool, but this doesn't work if you happen to be over 100 yrs old.

    btw: stage 5 is just getting you to a number that has the last two digits as today's year, so obviously, subtracting your birth year from today's year...voila. If you were to add 4 instead of 5 in #3, the two numbers to add would be either 1708 or 1707, but that kinda gives away the trick, so they force an odd number to appear after #3 to obfuscate the relation to '08 and '07 in stage 4. Next year, you will add 1759 or 1758.
     
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    mine came out to 928! :eek:

    i dont think its humanly possible to weight that much. (btw, i weight 145)
     
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    [​IMG]
     
  12. bladeage

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    My blood pressure?
     
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    On a scale of 1-10, how big a conniving b**** my ex is?
     
  14. Royals Ego

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    I think it meant you're 28 years old, and wants to dine out 9 times a week.
     
  15. professorjay

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    How many seconds I wasted doing this.
     
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    Took you that long to do math? :p
     
  18. RocketFire

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    I just tricked a blond in to giving up her age. :D
     

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