Nerdy Math

Well, just when you thought you knew everything about me . . . here's something new. You know how sometimes you get those emails that tell you to start with a number and add this and multiply that and divide or subtract something else and they end up with your age? I always get a kick out of those, though I couldn't tell you why. Anyway, I got one today in my email and just had to post it. It totally worked for me. I think I'm fascinated with them because I can't figure out how they can work out for different people. So, I'm posting it below. If you have a couple minutes, try it out!

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 DINER & RESTAURANT MATH

This is pretty neat

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, it's 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

---