Your Age by Chocolate

This is a fun little exercise that takes just a few minutes to complete.
Work it out as you read:

  • "First of all, pick the number of times a week that you would like to have chocolate (more than once but less than 10)
  • Multiply this number by 2 (just to be bold)
  • Add 5
  • Multiply it by 50 -- I'll wait while you get the calculator
  • If you have already had your birthday this year add 1756 ....
    If you haven't, add 1755.
  • 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.