Math Problem

This works in North America... not sure about any where else. It's neat though!
 
 
MATH PROBLEM

Here is a math trick so unbelievable that it will stump you. Personally, I
would like to know who came up with this and why that person is not running
the country.

1. Grab a calculator. (you won't be able to do this one in your head)
2. Key in the first three digits of your phone number (NOT the area code)
3. Multiply by 80
4. Add 1
5. Multiply by 250
6. Add the last 4 digits of your phone number
7. Add the last 4 digits of your phone number again.
8. Subtract 250
9. Divide number by 2
Do you recognize the answer?????

damn, that was entertaining!

I don't get it lol

quote:

ORIGINAL: Renesis

I don't get it lol

maybe you did it wrong???

no i did it right i got some number but i dont' get what it means. lol

oh, mine somehow turned into my actual phone number...

That's what is supposed to happen. I wonder how long it took that guy to figure that out.

thats kinda neat.  it didn't work for my house number but i tried my cell phone number then and it worked out.

quote:

ORIGINAL: Lupae3s

thats kinda neat.  it didn't work for my house number but i tried my cell phone number then and it worked out.

ah, i only have a cell phone number so that is what i used... worked fine! 

AH HA i got it!

here's one
 
try this one
YOUR AGE BY EATING OUT

Don't tell me your age; you probably would tell a falsehood
anyway-but

your waiter may know!


YOUR AGE BY DINER & RESTAURANT MATH


This is pretty neat



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

go out to eat.

(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

5. If you have already had your birthday this year add
1758...

If you haven't, add 1757.

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 go out to restaurants in a week.)


The next two numbers are



YOUR AGE ! ------ (Oh YES, it is!)



THIS IS THE ONLY YEAR (2008) IT WILL EVER WORK, SO SPREAD IT
AROUND WHILE IT LASTS

Neat! I have to send that one out.
 
Did I use the word "Neat"???

I like your post better Jennifer .

both worked

Same here!!  It works like a card trick, not that I was ever very good at those either.
Pretty Cool, you two!! 
 

I wish I remembered the one about 3 guys going to a hotel and splittinthe cost of a room. it's a trick question that leaves you wondering how on earth it's possible.

Found it!

[quote}

Three men go to stay at a motel, and the man at the desk charges them $30.00 for a room. They split the cost ten dollars each. Later the manager tells the desk man that he overcharged the men, that the actual cost should have been $25.00. The manager gives the bellboy $5.00 and tells him to give it to the men. The bellboy, however, decides to cheat the men and pockets $2.00, giving each of the men only one dollar. Now each man has paid $9.00 to stay in the room and 3 x $9.00 = $27.00. The bellboy has pocketed $2.00. $27.00 + $2.00 = $29.00 - so where is the missing $1.00? [/quote]

ahh yes i've heard that one before... i still dont kno the answer to that..

I know the answer, but I want to stump more people first.

got it...

I got it too, but it was a thinker.
 
 

can ne1 explain it to me please?!?!!?

You're supposed to subract the $2 the bell boy has from 27 and get 25. Not add and get 29. See, the three men each have a dollar and the bell boy has $2 and that's 5$ plus the $25 the attendant still has is the full 30$. When they tell you that each man has apid 9$, it's true, 9x3 IS 27$ that they've given out. They gave $25 to the hotel lobbyist, and $2 to the bellman.

I understand that, but it's gonna confuse SPeeDy, I'm sure.
 
 
 

lmao... i was trying so hard to understand 87 turbo II and i said to myself "huh?".. then i scroll down and i see rich saying
 

quote:


 
I understand that, but it's gonna confuse SPeeDy, I'm sure.

All you realy need to know is that in the end the Hotel clerk received $25, the Bell Boy $2, and the 3 men $3. 25+2+3= $30, their original charge.