Interesting Calculation - TRY IT!!

  You will need a calculator to perform this, do not even attempt to do it in your head.
 
     
 1. Key in the first three digits of your phone number (NOT the Area code. If your phone number is 212-555-1212 you key in 555

                                             
 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             

Do you recognize the answer ??
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Reply #1 Top
clever but here in AUS we have 8 numbers for our phone numbers so those steps dont work

It misses out on the 4th number

Reply #2 Top
It come out competely wrong in my case. I suspect it's because my last number starts with 0.
Reply #3 Top
One out of three, sometimes there are variables to consider.   
Reply #4 Top
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I've tried with with a few numbers ending in 0 and it works for me. I hope it works for you.
Reply #5 Top
Ahh missed second add 4 last digits It worked. Weird.

Of course I tried it again with just 1 as first number. It revealed how it worked.