Sophia3 Posted August 7, 2006 Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 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 have chocolate (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 -- I'll wait while you get the calculator. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1756.....If you haven't, add 1755. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 have chocolate each week). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The next two numbers are > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > YOUR AGE! (Oh YES, it is!!!!!) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > THIS IS THE ONLY YEAR (2006) IT WILL EVER WORK, SO SPREAD IT AROUND WHILE IT LASTS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wareagle Posted August 8, 2006 Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 Wow..that's spooky!! I'll have to pass this along to my friends and family...thanks for the laugh Sophia!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizzygirl Posted August 8, 2006 Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 hey cool.. that is kinda freaky!! very neat! thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia3 Posted August 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 it's based on Algebra...if I get any more responses, I can post some sites that explain how this works....I did horrible in algebra way back in high school but have since come across some great math games based on it. Who knew? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom4cem Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 Very cool, I like this type of math. Thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunsetParadise49 Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 wow, that's neat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadine Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 That was fun and interesting. What I want to know is what number people picked- do people tend to use the same number? hmmm - i am guessing that 7 maybe common choice? just curious- no i tried it with another number, same results- guess math can be fun!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babettegall Posted August 20, 2006 Report Share Posted August 20, 2006 That was too cool!I can't wait to share this with my daughters and give them somthing to share with their friends!Now if they would have only found a way to incorporate chocolate into math when I was going to school, maybe I'd be better at it today! Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dionna Posted September 3, 2006 Report Share Posted September 3, 2006 chocolate in school---we used m&ms a lot. health (burning calories- we walked down to the football field, we started at one end and ate an m&m then we walked the length- we had burned all the calories from eating it), science (teaching us probabilty and stuff like that for experiments using the colors of them), math (any kind of math obviously), etc. and what do you know i still remember all of those things. m&ms... making a genious out of me. just kidding. when i was in 7th grade i believe it was, we started every class off with some sort of math game, just like that one. it was fun. thank you for bringing up old memories i had long forgotten about.dionna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia3 Posted September 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2006 You're Welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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