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Subject: Math phenomenon--using your phone#

Written By: MLB on 03/10/04 at 02:53 p.m.

  -- This will only take a few minutes to read and try--

       I don't know if it works for international numbers but try it and see.
    Using a calculator
1. key in the first three digits of your phone number
(NOT your area code)
2. multiply by 80
3. add 1
4. multiply by 250
5.  add the last four digits of your phone number

6. add the last four digits of your # again  
7. subtract 250
8. divide this last answer by 2

      Do you recognize the resulting number?? 8)
     
  This came from a puzzle book. ;D

Subject: Re: Math phenomenon--using your phone#

Written By: Bobo on 03/10/04 at 02:54 p.m.

VERY weird! That is the coolest!

And yes, from England, mine works with the first three digits of my non-code phone number.

Subject: Re: Math phenomenon--using your phone#

Written By: Indy Gent on 03/10/04 at 03:13 p.m.

Maybe I'm missing something. I don't recognize that number at all. :-/

Subject: Re: Math phenomenon--using your phone#

Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 03/10/04 at 04:07 p.m.


Quoting:
Maybe I'm missing something. I don't recognize that number at all. :-/
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did you divide by 2 at the end?  I didn't the first two times I did it, but once I did, I had no problem recognizing the number. :P

Subject: Re: Math phenomenon--using your phone#

Written By: Indy Gent on 03/10/04 at 05:34 p.m.

Yes I divided by 2, but I didn't get the number. Do you add each number of the last four digits one at a time or do you add it like one number? ???

Quoting:


did you divide by 2 at the end?  I didn't the first two times I did it, but once I did, I had no problem recognizing the number. :P
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Subject: Re: Math phenomenon--using your phone#

Written By: MLB on 03/10/04 at 08:35 p.m.

 I am sorry the directions were no clearer when I read the book. I will try it myself and modify the directions. How about that?  But my impression is you should add the four numbers as a full number  955+2333 or whatever your numbers would be.

Subject: Re: Math phenomenon--using your phone#

Written By: NbC on 03/10/04 at 10:21 p.m.

Pretty cool!!!  That formula works for every number?  Wow.