From an email:
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 1759 …
If you haven’t, add 1758.6. 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!!!!!)
How does it work?? (I’ll post the answer in two days.)
This did not work.
Comment by Tanya — August 12, 2009 @ 1:47 pm
How did you do it? Perhaps you made an arithmetical mistake? Here is an example of the steps to go through and an explanation of how it works: http://mgtutoring.com/blog/2009/08/12/the-chocolate-calculator-reprise/
–Michael
Comment by Administrator — August 12, 2009 @ 2:57 pm