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May 21, 1927 was a
Saturday
How to solve:
May 21, 1927
1
Century anchor
1900s
→
Wednesday (3)
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2
Divide by 12
27 ÷ 12
→
2
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3
Remainder of 12
27 % 12
→
3
Practice →
4
Divide remainder by 4
3 ÷ 4
→
0
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5
Year's doomsday
(3 + 2 + 3 + 0) % 7
→
1 → Monday
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6
Month doomsday
May
→
9th
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7
Distance
21 − 9
→
12
Practice →
8
Final answer
(1 + 12) % 7
→
6 → Saturday
Practice the Doomsday algorithm →