If 3rd December 2000 was Sunday, what day was 3rd January 2001?
If 3rd December 2000 was Sunday, what day was 3rd January 2001?
Solution
Given that December 3, 2000 was Sunday.
To find the day on January 3, 2001, we need to count the number of days between these two dates.
From December 3, 2000 to December 31, 2000:
Number of days days
From January 1, 2001 to January 3, 2001:
Number of days days
Total number of days days
To find the day of the week, we divide the total days by 7:
This means 31 days weeks days
Starting from Sunday (December 3, 2000):
Adding 4 complete weeks brings us back to Sunday.
Adding 3 more days:
- Sunday day Monday
- Sunday days Tuesday
- Sunday days Wednesday
Therefore, January 3, 2001 was Wednesday.
The answer is Option 3: Wednesday.
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