Birthday Math

Find a calculator or a pencil and paper.

Ask your friend or eveyone to write down their birthday.
Example : September 28, 198
Ask your friend !or everyone in the room" to write down the number of the
month he#she#they were born.
Example : 9 !born in September"
$ultiply the month by 4
9 % 4 & 36
Add 13
36 ' 1( & )9
$ultiply by 25
)9 % 2* & 122*
Subtract 200
122* + 2,, & 1,2*
Add the day of the month he#she#they were born
1,2* ' 28 & 1,*(
$ultiply by 2
1,*( % 2 & 21,
Subtract 40
21, + ), & 2,
$ultiply by 50
2, % *, & 1,((,,
Add the last to di!its of your year of birth !1986"
1,((,, ' 8 & 1,((8
Ask your friend to -ive you their result
1,((8
.ow you can ma-ically tell them their birth date.
/ere0s how to do it1
Subtract 10500 from their result
1,((8 + 1,*,, & "2886
" # month of September
28 & day of birth
86 & year of birth
MISSING NUMBER
2ithout lookin- at your friend, ask him#her to write down any number
that is at least four di-its lon-.
3%ample 1 1(*49
5hen ask your friend to add up the di-its.
1'('*'4'9 & 2*
.ow subtract this answer !2*" from the first number.
1(*49 + 2* & 1(**)
Ask your friend to cross out one di-it from the answer. !6ou
can not cross out a 7ero"
1$**)
.ow ask our friend to slowly read out the di-its that are left.
1**)
6ou now ma-ically say 1 85he missin- number is three.8
%o to do the missin! number math tri&'
5his is a power of 9 trick.
9nce your friend crosses out a di-it and reads out the di-its that are
left, you simply add them up.
3%ample 1 1'*'*') & 1*
6ou now add on to your answer to -et the ne%t number that divides
by nine:
5he ne%t number to divide by 9 after 1* is 18.
5herefore you need to add on three.
5his is the number that was crossed out:
HOUSE NUMBER AND ADDRESS
2rite the number of your house address
3%ample 1 121
$ultiply this number by 2
3%ample 1 121 % 2 & 2)2

Add 5
3%ample 1 2)2 ' * & 2)4
$ultiply this number by 50
3%ample 1 2)4 % *, & 12(*,
Add your a!e
3%ample 1 12(*, ' 24 & 12(44
Add 365
Example 1 12(44 ' (* & 124)2
Subtract 615
3%ample 1 124)2 + 1* & 12124

Ma!i&:
5he first number!s" is#are your house number!s" and the last two
numbers are your a-e./9;S3 .;$<3= 121 A.> A?3 24.
(e)enty *hree
5hanks <ob @
Find a piece of paper, a pencil, a calculator and a friend
2rite +3 on a piece of paper, fold it up, and hand it to your unsuspectin-
friend.
Ask your friend select a four+di-it number and enter it twice into a calculator.
Example 1 2()*2()*
Ask your friend to divide this number by 1(4.
Example 1 2()*2()* # 1(4 & 14118*
.ow ask your friend to divide the answer by his ori-inal four+di-it number
Example 1 14118* # 2()* & 4(
Ask your friend to look at the folded piece of paper.
6ou are a $ath $a-ician:
,hy this happens :
3nterin- a four+di-it number twice !2()*2()*" is eAuivalent to multiplyin- it by
1,,,1.!2()* % 1,,,1 & 2()*2()*".
Since 1,,,1 & 4( % 1(4, the ei-ht+di-it number will be divisible by 4(, 1(4,
and the ori-inal four+di-it number
-i&' . /umber
.
Bick a number between 2 and "
3%ample 1 4
$ultiply this number by 2
3%ample 1 4 % 2 & 1)

Add 5
3%ample 1 1) ' * & 19
$ultiply this number by 50
3%ample 1 19 % *, & 9*,
Cf you already had your birthday this year, add 1+61
3%ample 1 9*, ' 141 & 2411
Cf you ha)e not yet celebrated your birthday this year, add 1+60.
Example 1 9*, ' 14, & 241,
Subtract your year of birth
3%ample 1 2411 + 1984 & 42)

Ma!i&:
5he first number is the number you picked and the last two numbers are your a-e.
Mathalism
Math mentalism to ama0e e)eryone
%o *o -erform:
1+ Ask a participant to choose a four di-it number less than 8,,,
without repeatin- di-its
2+ 2rite down your prediction.
(+ Ask participant to choose another four di-it number without
repeatin- di-its.
)+ 2rite down your own number under the participants number.
*+ Ask participant to choose another four di-it number without
repeatin- di-its.
+ 2rite down your own number under the participants number.
4+ 5otal the five numbers.
8+ Show your prediction and e%chan-e hi-h fives: 6ou are now a
$athalism specialist.
(e&ret 1e)ealed:
2hen predictin-, !step 2", insert a 2 in front of participant0s choice
and subtract 2 from participants0 last di-it1
Example:
Barticipant0s choice 1 2()*
6our prediction 1 22()3
2hen choosin- your ) di-it number, choose di-its totalin- 9999.
Example:
Barticipant chooses *12
6ou choose )8(4 !*12 ' )8(4 & 9999"
Barticipant chooses (21
6ou choose (48 !(21 ' (48 & 9999"
1oll *hem
Find a caluculator, two dice and a friend.
Ask your friend to roll the dice ithout re)ealin! to you the numbers..
Example 1 6our friend rolls a 4 and a 6
Ask your friend to multiply the number on the first die by 2
) % 2 & 8
Add 5
8 ' * & 1(
$ultiply by 5
1( % * & *
Add the number on the second die
* ' 6 & 41
6ou can now predict the numbers on the two dice.
/ere is what you must do1
Subtract 25
41 + 2* & )
) & first die
& second die.
?o buy yourself a swami hat:
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City of Lies or Truth Puzzle - Solution
The Puzzle:
You are at an unmarked intersection ... one way is the City of
Lies and another way is the City of Truth.
Citizens of the City of Lies always lie.
Citizens of the City of Truth always tell the truth.
A citizen of one of those cities (you dont know which! is at the
intersection. "hat #uestion could you ask to them to find the
way to the City of Truth$
%ur Solution:
You ask &'n which of those two directions do you li(e$&
A Citizen of the City of Lies will )oint to the City of Truth
A Citizen of the City of Truth will )oint to the City of Truth
Three *ooms Puzzle - Solution
The Puzzle:
A criminal +ets to )ick his )unishment ,y choosin+ amon+
three rooms.
The first is full of ,urnin+ fires- the second is full of
assassins with loaded +uns- and the third is full of lions that
ha(ent eaten in . years. "hich room is the safest choice$
Our Solution:
The Third *oom.
The Lions will ,e dead ,y now (we should )unish whoe(er
was su))osed to look after them/ Luckily this is 0ust a )uzzle
and not real!.