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August 13, 1961 was a
Sunday

How to solve: August 13, 1961

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1261 ÷ 12→5
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1261 % 12→1
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 41 ÷ 4→0
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 5 + 1 + 0) % 7→2 → Tuesday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayAugust→8th
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  7. 7
    Distance13 − 8→5
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  8. 8
    Final answer(2 + 5) % 7→0 → Sunday
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