A Little Math Fun for the Holidays

YOUR AGE BY EATING OUT:

Here is a little game you can do over the holidays.

Tell someone whose age you don’t know and ask them them to do the following but without saying the answers out loud. Tell them you will then be able to tell them how old they are and how many times they like to eat out each week:

1. First of all, have them pick the number of times a week that they would like to go out to eat. (more than once but less than 10)
2. Multiply this number by 2
3. Add 5
4. Multiply it by 50
5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1757 and if you haven't, add 1756.
6. Now subtract the four digit year that you were born.
7. You should have a three digit number.
8. Have them write down the 3 digit number

***The first digit of this was their original number. (i.e., How many times they wanted to go out to restaurants in a week.)

***The next two numbers are their age

THIS IS THE ONLY YEAR (2007) IT WILL EVER WORK, SO SPREAD IT AROUND WHILE IT LASTS