Math Problem

What do you think?

I think in Virgil this may qualify as witchcraft!

LOL!

Decent

The geek in my must ask if you really want the explanation as to why this works?

PeeTex wrote

The geek in my must ask if you really want the explanation as to why this works?

Haha, I was going to go through that, too, but didn't want to bother typing the post.

10,000 X + Y

mattchuck2 wrote

PeeTex wrote

The geek in my must ask if you really want the explanation as to why this works?

Haha, I was going to go through that, too, but didn't want to bother typing the post.

Really??? It was that long of a post.

No, as with some other things, length is not always the issue...

What is the answer i am too lazy.

I forgot most algebra a long time ago, but here's my simplification:

Your first three phone digits times 10,000 (80x250/2).  That gives you a number starting with your first three digits followed by four zeros.  Add your last four phone digits and Voilà.  The rest is arithmetical clutter.