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October 12, 1492 was a
Wednesday

How to solve: October 12, 1492

  1. 1
    Century anchor1400s→Friday (5)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1292 ÷ 12→7
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1292 % 12→8
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 48 ÷ 4→2
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(5 + 7 + 8 + 2) % 7→1 → Monday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayOctober→10th
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  7. 7
    Distance12 − 10→2
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  8. 8
    Final answer(1 + 2) % 7→3 → Wednesday
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