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May 21, 1927 was a
Saturday

How to solve: May 21, 1927

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1227 ÷ 12→2
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1227 % 12→3
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 43 ÷ 4→0
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 2 + 3 + 0) % 7→1 → Monday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayMay→9th
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  7. 7
    Distance21 − 9→12
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  8. 8
    Final answer(1 + 12) % 7→6 → Saturday
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