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October 9, 1940 was a
Wednesday

How to solve: October 9, 1940

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1240 ÷ 12→3
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1240 % 12→4
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 44 ÷ 4→1
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 3 + 4 + 1) % 7→4 → Thursday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayOctober→10th
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  7. 7
    Distance9 − 10→-1
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  8. 8
    Final answer(4 + -1) % 7→3 → Wednesday
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