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Math trick!

PostPosted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 11:53 pm
by skoker
I want to see if this works for everyone

Note this will only work with 7 digit phone numbers and you must press equals after each step. ;)

1. Type the first 3 numbers of your phone number in a calculator
2. Times that by 80
3. Add 1
4. Times by 250
5. Plus the last 4 digits of your number
6. Plus the last 4 digits of your number again
7. Subtract 250
8. Divide by 2

does the number look familiar? :o ;D

Re: Math trick!

PostPosted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 12:16 am
by Ang2dogs
:D :D :o ;D ;D ;D, Do you every wonder who figures this stuff out?

Re: Math trick!

PostPosted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 10:43 am
by Anxyous
You know, in Danish, a skok means an undefinable, but pretty large amount of something?

Re: Math trick!

PostPosted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 2:15 pm
by machineman9
14007?

Re: Math trick!

PostPosted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 2:20 pm
by jimclarke
I tried it and that number definitely rings a bell!

A little extra humor for you (very little).

Jim

Re: Math trick!

PostPosted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 2:39 pm
by ApplePie
14007?

Note this will only work with 7 digit phone numbers and you must press equals after each step.

Re: Math trick!

PostPosted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 2:48 pm
by machineman9
I either have an 11 digit phone number or a 6 digit (excluding area code) so how does that work then?

Re: Math trick!

PostPosted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 3:46 pm
by specter177
I either have an 11 digit phone number or a 6 digit (excluding area code) so how does that work then?


It doesn't. It only works if you have a 7 digit phone number, as in, live in the US or Canada.

Worked for me! :D

Re: Math trick!

PostPosted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 7:06 pm
by patchz
I have a 7 digit, followed the instructions to the letter. Fail.

Re: Math trick!

PostPosted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 7:33 pm
by Steve M
On the third try I got my phone number.   :o :o

Re: Math trick!

PostPosted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 8:31 pm
by BrandonF
My math teacher had us try this last year. I guess some people have no lives so they come up with stuff like this.  ;D

Re: Math trick!

PostPosted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 9:18 pm
by ApplePie
I have a 7 digit, followed the instructions to the letter. Fail.

Did you press equals(=) after each step?

Re: Math trick!

PostPosted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 12:42 pm
by patchz
I have a 7 digit, followed the instructions to the letter. Fail.

Did you press equals(=) after each step?


[color=#000000]I believe that would be included in 'followed the instructions to the letter'.

Re: Math trick!

PostPosted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 12:54 pm
by Jeff.Guo
I have a 7 digit, followed the instructions to the letter. Fail.

Did you press equals(=) after each step?


[color=#000000]I believe that would be included in 'followed the instructions to the letter'.

Re: Math trick!

PostPosted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 1:49 pm
by Al_Fallujah
Comes under the heading of... "too much time on their hands".