Comments on: Your Age by Chocolate Math http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2009/08/29/your-age-by-chocolate-math/ Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life… Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:20:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2009/08/29/your-age-by-chocolate-math/comment-page-1/#comment-1864 CherryPie Sun, 06 Sep 2009 15:40:21 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=991#comment-1864 There are some good ones in there (non of them mine). I don't know how I managed to post it, I am supposed to be on a diet ;-) Maths isn't my favourite subject either. There are some good ones in there (non of them mine). I don’t know how I managed to post it, I am supposed to be on a diet ;-)

Maths isn’t my favourite subject either.

]]> By: Claudia http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2009/08/29/your-age-by-chocolate-math/comment-page-1/#comment-1861 Claudia Sun, 06 Sep 2009 14:54:17 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=991#comment-1861 Thanks, CherryPie - I enjoyed the chocolate illustrations immensely. I actually had to buy some sweets after I viewed your post. But I didn't do the calculation. I'm terrible at math. Even Sean's brilliant exposé would not convince me to try. The point is I'm not interested at all in finding out how old I am. The less I know on that subject, the better I feel. Thanks, CherryPie – I enjoyed the chocolate illustrations immensely. I actually had to buy some sweets after I viewed your post. But I didn’t do the calculation. I’m terrible at math. Even Sean’s brilliant exposé would not convince me to try. The point is I’m not interested at all in finding out how old I am. The less I know on that subject, the better I feel.

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2009/08/29/your-age-by-chocolate-math/comment-page-1/#comment-1808 CherryPie Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:50:45 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=991#comment-1808 The comments do occasionally go a little quirky. I occasionally get threads where the comments won't let me comment on my own blog! Glad you enjoyed it and I am glad Sean explained how it worked :-) The comments do occasionally go a little quirky. I occasionally get threads where the comments won’t let me comment on my own blog!

Glad you enjoyed it and I am glad Sean explained how it worked :-)

]]> By: HisGirlFriday http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2009/08/29/your-age-by-chocolate-math/comment-page-1/#comment-1806 HisGirlFriday Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:58:10 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=991#comment-1806 Hi CherryPie, my comment the other day must not have posted...so, 'thanks, this was fun!' :) Hi CherryPie,
my comment the other day must not have posted…so, ‘thanks, this was fun!’ :)

]]> By: HisGirlFriday http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2009/08/29/your-age-by-chocolate-math/comment-page-1/#comment-1805 HisGirlFriday Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:56:27 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=991#comment-1805 Sean, I am thankful for math persons. :) You made it out so simply...to see the algebra makes sense; to come up with it initially, is another story... Sean,
I am thankful for math persons. :)
You made it out so simply…to see the algebra makes sense; to come up with it initially, is another story…

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2009/08/29/your-age-by-chocolate-math/comment-page-1/#comment-1804 CherryPie Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:14:25 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=991#comment-1804 I understood what you meant :-) I understood what you meant :-)

]]> By: Sean Jeating http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2009/08/29/your-age-by-chocolate-math/comment-page-1/#comment-1803 Sean Jeating Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:57:26 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=991#comment-1803 Peeeh! :) Sorry. Of course, in 2015 to get 2015 respectively 2014 z has to become 1765 / 1764. Peeeh! :) Sorry.
Of course, in 2015 to get 2015 respectively 2014 z has to become 1765 / 1764.

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2009/08/29/your-age-by-chocolate-math/comment-page-1/#comment-1802 CherryPie Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:34:56 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=991#comment-1802 Ahh! Thank you, now it makes sense :-) Ahh! Thank you, now it makes sense :-)

]]> By: Sean Jeating http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2009/08/29/your-age-by-chocolate-math/comment-page-1/#comment-1798 Sean Jeating Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:58:31 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=991#comment-1798 Well, next year z has to stand for 1760 respectively 1759, so that you will get either 2010 (had already birthday)or 2009 (had no birthday yet): Example (leaving the subtraction of one's year of birth aside): (2x + 5) 50 + z 100 x + 250 + 1760 / 1759 = 2010 /2009 and so forth: in 2015 z becomes 2015 / 2014, in 2525 it becomes 2525 / 2524. :) Well, next year z has to stand for 1760 respectively 1759, so that you will get either 2010 (had already birthday)or 2009 (had no birthday yet):
Example (leaving the subtraction of one’s year of birth aside):
(2x + 5) 50 + z
100 x + 250 + 1760 / 1759 = 2010 /2009

and so forth: in 2015 z becomes 2015 / 2014, in 2525 it becomes 2525 / 2524. :)

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2009/08/29/your-age-by-chocolate-math/comment-page-1/#comment-1794 CherryPie Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:23:30 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=991#comment-1794 Ahh thank you :-) Does the z variable have to change each year or is that fixed? I always did struggle to make sense of math ;-) Ahh thank you :-)

Does the z variable have to change each year or is that fixed?

I always did struggle to make sense of math ;-)

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