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If the 3rd of June, 2003 was a Tuesday, then what would be the day of the week on the 10th of June 2012?

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 1

The starting date is June 3, 2003, which is a Tuesday.

The target date is June 10, 2012.


From June 3, 2003 to June 3, 2012 is exactly 9 years.

From June 3, 2012 to June 10, 2012 is 7 days.


To find the total number of days in 9 years, we need to account for leap years.

Leap years between June 2003 and June 2012:

  • 2004 (Feb 29, 2004 occurs after June 3, 2003)
  • 2008 (Feb 29, 2008)
  • 2012 (Feb 29, 2012 occurs before June 3, 2012)

Number of leap days = 3

Total days from June 3, 2003 to June 3, 2012:

=9×365+3= 9 \times 365 + 3

=3285+3= 3285 + 3

=3288= 3288 days


Total days from June 3, 2003 to June 10, 2012:

=3288+7= 3288 + 7

=3295= 3295 days


To find the day of the week, we find the remainder when dividing by 7:

3295=470×7+53295 = 470 \times 7 + 5

This means 3295 days = 470 complete weeks + 5 days


Starting from Tuesday and adding 5 days:

Tuesday → Wednesday → Thursday → Friday → Saturday → Sunday

Therefore, June 10, 2012 is a Sunday.

The answer is Option 1: Sunday.

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