A 'work around" to get age from date of birth

[Mike375]

Can You Calculate Your Age by How Often You Eat Out?


Is it possible to calculate your age by how often you enjoy eating out? Get ready for a mathematical mind-bender– and don't cheat by scrolling down first!
This takes less than a minute. Work it out as you read, either in your head or on a piece of paper. But be sure you don't read the bottom until you've worked it out!

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 times)
2 Multiply this number by 2 (just to be bold)
3 Add 5
5 Multiply it by 50
6 If you have already had your birthday this year add 1758 ... If you haven't, add 1757.
Now subtract the four digit year that you were born.
You should now 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!)

 

[Vassago]

It's not really amazing. Once you add in if your brithday has passed and what year you were born, it's pretty simple for it to calculate your age.

 

[Mike375]

Is it a calculation or a play on numbers

 

[Vassago]

It's both. It works under the impression that you are under 100 years old though. If Rich tried to do this, I'm sure he would experience issues.

 

[Mike375]

It also works with any number for the first number except you don't get a 3 digit as the result.

The 1757 and 1758 would need to be 1758 and 1759 next year.

The main problem Rich would have is I don't think it is normalised

 

[Sum Guy]

Yes, but how old am I in dog years?

 

[Rich]

Yes, but how old am I in dog years?

150 ?

 

[ColinEssex]

I can't see what eating out has to do with it.

It's just picking a number >1 and <10

Col

 

[Mike375]

I can't see what eating out has to do with it.

It's just picking a number >1 and <10

Col

That is how it was done on the forum I copied it from. It was done that way to see how many responders would need to ask the question you asked.

 

[ColinEssex]

That is how it was done on the forum I copied it from. It was done that way to see how many responders would need to ask the question you asked.

I didn't ask a question. I made a statement.

Please read the posts correctly - having to point things out like this is such a bore. You might as well be American - they read what they want it to read, and it's usually wrong.

Col

 

[Mike375]

I can't see what eating out has to do with it.

Col

You can't see the reason so you are asking a question. You made the statement that you did not know.

If I had prefixed the thread starting post with "why the eating out" was there then you would not have made your previous post.

Now you know the answer.

 

[ColinEssex]

You can't see the reason so you are asking a question. You made the statement that you did not know.

If I had prefixed the thread starting post with "why the eating out" was there then you would not have made your previous post.

Now you know the answer.

*yawn* If I had asked a question I would have used a question mark. There is no question asked so no question mark.

Maybe you're too tired, it must be bed time, so I'll let you get some sleep.

Col

 

[Mike375]

*yawn* If I had asked a question I would have used a question mark. There is no question asked so no question mark.

Maybe you're too tired, it must be bed time, so I'll let you get some sleep.

Col

You are the one that is tired. Might be too early in the morning for you.

But at least you now know the answer.

 

[ColinEssex]

There was no question asked. Please point out the question if you can find one.

Col

 

[Mike375]

I can't see what eating out has to do with it.

You stated you did not know the reason. I provided the answer.

Whether you posted your lack of knowledge as a question or a statement, either way you did not know. Now you do know.

 

[ColinEssex]

I can't see what eating out has to do with it.

You stated you did not know the reason. I provided the answer.

Whether you posted your lack of knowledge as a question or a statement, either way you did not know. Now you do know.

Yes the statement said I could not see what eating out had to do with it - if you choose to answer thats ok, I did not ask you to answer. It was not a grammatical question.

Again, please point out the question and question mark.

Col

 

[Mike375]

You implied a question.

 

[ColinEssex]

You implied a question.

I did not ask a question. I made a statement.

Col

 

[Mike375]

You made a statement that you don't know.

 

[ColinEssex]

You made a statement that you don't know.

Look, we all know Australians are not known for their grammatical prowess - but just to help you here - a question needs a question mark after it.

Try reading a book on English grammar, you could import one from the UK if they don't exist in Australia.

Bonza

Col