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  1. spooky

    spooky Registered User

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    Try This!

    This is actually courtesy of iluvubroo! :p

    >CHOCOLATE MATHEMATICS
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    >This is pretty neat how it works out.
    > DON'T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST
    > It takes less than a minute.......
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    >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.
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    >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)
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    >2. Multiply this number by 2 (Just to be bold)
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    >3. Add 5. (for Sunday)
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    >4. Multiply it by 50 - I'll wait while you get the
    > calculator................
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    >5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1752....If you
    > haven't, add 1751..........
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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 have chocolate each 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 (2002) IT WILL EVER WORK, SO SPREAD IT AROUND WHILE
    > IT LASTS. IMPRESSIVE, ISN'T IT?
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  3. Julia

    Julia Registered User

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    Wow!!!
    In awe to mathematical thingimajigs!!! :D
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    You mean I ve got to work all that out to work out how old I am!! Damn!! I thought waiting to see what the number on the front of my birthday cards would be way easier!:p
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    eh!!! i got 767!!!!!!:confused: ;) :confused: :confused: :confused:
  6. Phily

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    that worked.. i got 3 18 wow!
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    eeeee thats cooooool;) :p :D
  8. spooky

    spooky Registered User

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    The first time i did it i got 1 21 which was wrong, but then i realised id done the maths wrong :rolleyes:

    Once i got my caluclator out it worked :D (2 21)
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    *lucy blinks and looks around bewildered*
    thats brill, i had to get si to work it out but it worked!!! loop x

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    me muchos amazed
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    amazing...i like that alot
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    why couldnt maths be like that at school ey?!!:p
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    Eh? How the hell did you work that one out? Do you have anymore weirdly magnificent wonderful things like that?

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