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bar of chocolate.

  3. Add 5 (for Sunday).
  4. Multiply it by 50.
  5. Add 1750.
  7. Now subtract the four digit year that you were born (if you remember).

You should now have a three digit number. The first digit will be your original number (i.e. how many times you eat chocolate each week). The next two digits give your age. Can you explain why it works?