Nuts to crack: A galaxy of puzzles, riddles, conundrums, etc.

by Anonymous

Magic Age Table.

1	2	4	8	16	32
3	3	5	9	17	33
5	6	6	10	19	34
7	7	7	11	18	35
9	10	12	12	20	36
11	11	13	13	21	37
13	14	14	14	22	38
15	15	15	15	23	39
17	18	20	24	24	40
19	19	21	25	25	41
21	22	22	26	26	42
23	23	23	27	27	43
25	26	28	28	28	44
27	27	29	29	29	45
29	30	30	30	30	46
31	31	31	31	31	47
33	34	36	40	48	48
35	35	37	41	49	49
37	38	38	42	50	50
39	38	39	43	51	51
41	42	44	44	52	52
43	43	45	45	53	53
45	46	46	46	54	54
47	47	47	47	55	55
49	50	52	56	56	56
51	51	53	57	57	57
53	54	54	58	58	58
55	55	55	59	59	59
57	58	60	60	60	60
59	59	61	61	61	61
61	62	62	62	62	62
63	63	63	63	63	63

Key To Table.—Add together the figures at the top of each column in which the age is found and the sum will be the age sought. Example: Hand the table to a lady and request her to tell you in which column or columns her age is found; if she says the first, second and fifth, you can say it is 19 by mentally adding together the first figures of those three columns, and so on for any age up to 63.