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Math Can Be Fun Too!

Fun with Math!

 

OK, I couldn’t even type that with a straight face but check out these neat tricks!

 

Finding a Friend’s Birthday

 

  1. Take the number of the month you were born
  2. Multiply by 4
  3. Add 13
  4. Multiply by 25
  5. Subtract 200
  6. Add the day of the month that you were born
  7. Multiply by 2
  8. Subtract 40
  9. Multiply by 50
  10. Add the last 2 digits of the year in which you were born
  11. Subtract 10,500

What you’re left with is your date of birth!

 

Find Out a Friend’s Age by the Change in His Pocket!

 

A Few Conditions:

  • He must not have more than 99 cents in his pocket
  • He must not be older than 99

Here we go!

  1. Take your age
  2. Multiply by 2
  3. Add 5
  4. Multiply by 50
  5. Subtract 365
  6. Add the number of cents in his pocket.
  7. Add 115

What you’re left with is the persons age and how much change he has in his pocket!