Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 170, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 July 1913 — Your Ago by Mathematics. [ARTICLE]

Your Ago by Mathematics.

"Ahem!” said the king, "I have an interesting sum for you; It Is a trial In mental arithmetic. Think of the number of the month of your birth." Now the professor was sixty years old, and had been horn tAo days before Christmas, so he thought of 12. December being the twelfth month. "Tee," said the professor. "Multiply It by 2," continued the king r "Tee." "Add 5." "Tee," answered the professor, doing so. "Now multiply that by BO.” "Add your age.” f y "Add HI.” ’ “Tee.” - "And now,” said the king, "might I ask what the result it?” "Twelve hundred and sixty," replied the pfofessor, wonderingly. "Thank you,” was the king's response. "Bo you were born In December, sixty years ago, eh?" "Why, how In the world do you know?" cried the professor. "Why,” retorted the king, "from your answer—l2oo. The month of your birth was the twelfth and the last two figures give your age." ■As dee paper upon which the Chinees ds pooh sharmlng drawing to a Ola sheet of ll* pith eg a - • —* - 1 *. r ' ■ •* we ♦