AbeNeedsAnswers wrote: ↑Thu May 21, 2020 6:40 pm
November 16, 2001, was a Friday. If each of the years 2004, 2008, and 2012 had 366 days, and the remaining years from 2001 through 2014 had 365 days, what day of the week was November 16, 2014?
A. Sunday
B. Monday
C. Tuesday
D. Wednesday
E. Thursday
Between 2001 and 2014 are 10 non-leap years and 3 leap years.
Each non-leap year is composed of 365 days; each leap year is composed of 366 days.
Thus, from November 16, 2001 to November 16, 2014, the total number of days = 10(365) + 3(366).
Since November 16, 2001 is a Friday, every passing of 7 days will yield another Friday.
364 is a multiple of 7.
Rephrase the total number of days in terms of 364:
10(365) + 3(366) = 10(364+1) + 3(364+2) = 13(364) + 16 = 13(364) + 14 + 2 = (multiple of 7) + (multiple of 7) + 2 = Friday + 2 days = Sunday
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