The Age Game
Here is an interesting puzzle for you. If you solve it, you will be able to guess people's ages and birth months. Do the following steps carefully.
1. Write the number that corresponds to the month of your birth: January =1, February =2, March =3, etc. _____________
2. Multiply the above number by 4 and record the product. _____________
3. Add 12 to the above product and record the sum. _____________
4. Multiply this sum by 25 and record the product. _____________
5. Add your age to the above number and record the sum. _____________
6. Add 13 to the above number and record the sum. _____________
7. Subtract 365 from the above number. Record the difference. _____________
8. Add 52 to the above number and record the sum. _____________
9. Look at this final number. What do you notice?
10. If you have been able to discover a pattern in the above answer, you will be able to tell others their ages and birth months by having them tell you their answer when they do the above steps.
Try it and see.
Challenge: Find out why this works!