WHEN THE WAR WILL END.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 6, Issue 282, 8 June 1917, Page 1 (Supplement)

WHEN THE WAR WILL END.

An interesting little problem is going the rounds just now. You arc asked bhe year of your birth, the year of your marriage, your age, and the number of year.* married. You add them together, divide by two, and you get the year in which the war will end! Hero is an example : Born 1850 Married; 1572 Age 67 Years married 45 Added together you get 3K54 And divided by 2"you get 1917 As the answer is always 1917, whoever tries the problem, you get a result wlp-h pleases everybody. Why i.s the answer 1917 '? The explanation is quite simple. What you do \- to add the jear in which you were born (1850) to your age (67), and that naturally produces 1917; and then the year in which you were married to the number of years married (45) which aLso produces 1917. All yon have done, therefore Is to add together two totals oi 1917, and divided them by two.

There is just ono snag about this problem. It only works if your birthday and marriage anniversary have already passed for this year. If they are st'll to come you must reckon your age next birthday, and the number of years you have been married v.tien the next anniversary arrives.