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March 30, 1971 was a
Tuesday
How to solve:
March 30, 1971
1
Century anchor
1900s
→
Wednesday (3)
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2
Divide by 12
71 ÷ 12
→
5
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3
Remainder of 12
71 % 12
→
11
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4
Divide remainder by 4
11 ÷ 4
→
2
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5
Year's doomsday
(3 + 5 + 11 + 2) % 7
→
0 → Sunday
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6
Month doomsday
March
→
14th
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7
Distance
30 − 14
→
16
Practice →
8
Final answer
(0 + 16) % 7
→
2 → Tuesday
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