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January 27, 1973 was a
Saturday

How to solve: January 27, 1973

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1273 ÷ 12→6
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1273 % 12→1
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 41 ÷ 4→0
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 6 + 1 + 0) % 7→3 → Wednesday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayJanuary→3rd
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  7. 7
    Distance27 − 3→24
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  8. 8
    Final answer(3 + 24) % 7→6 → Saturday
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