Cool phone number trick

[wutamess]

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1. Key in the first three digits of your phone number (NOT the Area code...)
2. Multiply by 80
3. Add 1
4. Multiply by 250
5. Add to this the last 4 digits of your phone number
6. Add to this the last 4 digits of your phone number again.
7. Subtract 250
8. Divide number by 2

when done the number is your phone number

[tyton75]

So? Roger

[Brock]

Also, 2 x 2 / 2 = 2.

[Hog's Gone Fishin]

Dam, that really works! How do people figure this stuff out!!!

[MTG#10]

Originally Posted by Hog Farmer

Dam, that really works! How do people figure this stuff out!!!

Simple mathematics?

[kchero]

Originally Posted by Hog Farmer

Dam, that really works! How do people figure this stuff out!!!

Yea, its just simple math. You can do this with anything from your phone number to your SS# just play around with it.

[Hog's Gone Fishin]

That explains it, I'm used to complicated math.

[wutamess]

Well it'd be much more simple if one of you "simple" fuchs provide the formula.

~ Otherwise stop posing as smart asses.

[Hog's Gone Fishin]

Hey, I get it, you could just start with the target number and work your way backwards to get to a starting point , using any calculations you want to throw in there until you get back to step one where you need to figure the last step to get to your starting point. That is simple.

[Stewie]

Here's a start:

((80+1) x 250 -250)/2 = 10000

10000 x your first three digits = xxx0000 (555-0000 for example)

The rest is you just putting in the last four digits twice which is then divided by 2.

That should give you an idea of how the formula works.

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by wutamess

Well it'd be much more simple if one of you "simple" fuchs provide the formula.

~ Otherwise stop posing as smart asses.

x = first three, y= last four

1. x
2. 80x
3. 80x+1
4. 20,000x + 250
5. 20,000x + 250 + y
6. 20,000x + 250 + 2y
7. 20,000x + 2y
8. 10,000x + y

Multiplying x by 10,000 shifts the first three digits over four decimal places, then y fills the gap.

[Frankie]

Originally Posted by wutamess

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1. Key in the first three digits of your phone number (NOT the Area code...)
2. Multiply by 80
3. Add 1
4. Multiply by 250
5. Add to this the last 4 digits of your phone number
6. Add to this the last 4 digits of your phone number again.
7. Subtract 250
8. Divide number by 2

when done the number is your phone number

why would I wanna do all that if I already know my phone number?

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Brock

Also, 2 x 2 / 2 = 2.

Whoa, that works too!

[wutamess]

Originally Posted by DaFace

x = first three, y= last four

1. x
2. 80x
3. 80x+1
4. 20,000x + 250
5. 20,000x + 250 + y
6. 20,000x + 250 + 2y
7. 20,000x + 2y
8. 10,000x + y

Multiplying x by 10,000 shifts the first three digits over four decimal places, then y fills the gap.

Smartass... GFY!

[tyton75]

I left the "formula" inside your mom last night