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October 9, 1940 was a
Wednesday
How to solve:
October 9, 1940
1
Century anchor
1900s
→
Wednesday (3)
Practice →
2
Divide by 12
40 ÷ 12
→
3
Practice →
3
Remainder of 12
40 % 12
→
4
Practice →
4
Divide remainder by 4
4 ÷ 4
→
1
Practice →
5
Year's doomsday
(3 + 3 + 4 + 1) % 7
→
4 → Thursday
Practice →
6
Month doomsday
October
→
10th
Practice →
7
Distance
9 − 10
→
-1
Practice →
8
Final answer
(4 + -1) % 7
→
3 → Wednesday
Practice the Doomsday algorithm →