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Lissydove · 08-15-2006, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by hogwartsluvr64

Jackie pushed her beads on her rows until she had the answer. "27," she answered as she raised her hand. the first two rows had all ten beads at the right, and the third row had seven to the right.

Professor Wenlock examined the student's abacus, "Very good! 4 points for Gryffindor," he was very pleased to also see many other students with correct answers on their abaci.

"Now, in the study of Arithmancy, we will be translating letters into numbers. All things may be reduced to a single digit - 1 through 9 - to help us learn more about that person, object, event, etc... And each number is meaningful."

"The abacus is simply an aid to help us do our addition, since we all can't be Pythagoras! Hahahahaha!"

"The letters of the alphabet translate thus:

1 = A, J, S

2 = B, K, T

3 = C, L, U

4 = D, M, V

5 = E, N, W

6 = F, O, X

7 = G, P, Y

8 = H, Q, Z

9 = I, R

Let us do a simple word then. CAT

C = 3

A = 1

T = 2
6

Cat = 6

Who can tell me the number for BAT?"

08-15-2006, 08:48 PM	#134 (permalink)
Lissydove Blast-Ended Skrewt Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: CrazyTown Posts: 16,126	The Sweetest Thing Lissy De Vil Quote: Originally Posted by hogwartsluvr64 Jackie pushed her beads on her rows until she had the answer. "27," she answered as she raised her hand. the first two rows had all ten beads at the right, and the third row had seven to the right. Professor Wenlock examined the student's abacus, "Very good! 4 points for Gryffindor," he was very pleased to also see many other students with correct answers on their abaci. "Now, in the study of Arithmancy, we will be translating letters into numbers. All things may be reduced to a single digit - 1 through 9 - to help us learn more about that person, object, event, etc... And each number is meaningful." "The abacus is simply an aid to help us do our addition, since we all can't be Pythagoras! Hahahahaha!" "The letters of the alphabet translate thus: 1 = A, J, S 2 = B, K, T 3 = C, L, U 4 = D, M, V 5 = E, N, W 6 = F, O, X 7 = G, P, Y 8 = H, Q, Z 9 = I, R Let us do a simple word then. CAT C = 3 A = 1 T = 2 6 Cat = 6 Who can tell me the number for BAT?" __________________ ... ETHICAL ... ORGANIZED ... ARTISTIC ...