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Question : Directions: What was the day of the week on the 17th of November 1855?

Option 1: Tuesday

Option 2: Sunday

Option 3: Saturday

Option 4: Monday


Team Careers360 3rd Jan, 2024
Answer (1)
Team Careers360 10th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Saturday


Solution : Code for months –

Month Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Code 0 3 3 6 1 4 6 2 5 0 3 5

Code for days –

Days Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Code 1 2 3 4 5 6 0 or 7

Code for centuries –

1600 1700 1800 1900 2000
6 4 2 0 6

For, 17th of November 1855 –
Formula: {Date + (Month code) + (Century code) + ( last two digit of the year) + ((last two digit of the year / 4)'s Quotient)} / 7

Date = 17
Code for the month (November) = 3
Code for the century (1800) = 2
(1855 = 1800 + 55; For 1800 it will be 2 and for 55 it will be 55)
And, 55 ÷ 4 = 13 (Quotient)
Now, on adding them we get→17 + 3 + 2 + 55 + 13 = 90
On dividing 90 by 7, we get 6 as a remainder.
6 is the code for Saturday.

So, the 17th of November 1855 will be Saturday. Hence, the third option is correct.

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