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| − | 7 days after her birthday would be a Thursday, as would 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, and 56. Therefore the 60th would be four days after a Thursday, which is a <math>Monday\Rightarrow \mathrm{(A)}</math>. | + | 7 days after her birthday would be a Thursday, as would 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, and 56. Therefore the 60th would be four days after a Thursday, which is a <math>\text{Monday} \Rightarrow \mathrm{(A)}</math>. |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
| − | [[ | + | {{AJHSME box|year=1988|num-b=9|num-a=11}} |
| + | [[Category:Introductory Number Theory Problems]] | ||
Revision as of 16:50, 2 June 2009
Problem
Chris' birthday is on a Thursday this year. What day of the week will it be 
days after her birthday?
Solution
7 days after her birthday would be a Thursday, as would 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, and 56. Therefore the 60th would be four days after a Thursday, which is a 
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See Also
| 1988 AJHSME (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 9 |
Followed by Problem 11 | |
| 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | ||
| All AJHSME/AMC 8 Problems and Solutions | ||
