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Discussion Forum : Calendar - General Questions (Q.No. 5)
5.
Today is Monday. After 61 days, it will be:
Wednesday
Saturday
Tuesday
Thursday
Answer: Option
Explanation:

Each day of the week is repeated after 7 days.

So, after 63 days, it will be Monday.

After 61 days, it will be Saturday.

Discussion:
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Pawan said:   5 years ago
Thanks for the simple answer @Ajay.

S.vidhya lakshmi said:   5 years ago
Today is Monday.
Let's take 1- Monday
8 - Monday
15 - Monday
.....................
64 - Monday.

So 63 is Sunday, 62 Saturday, 61 is Friday.
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Prabh virdi said:   5 years ago
Firstly calculate the leap years and ordinary days in 61 days.

(15 leap + 46 ordinary days)
[15*2+46*1] =76. "Because leap year having 2 odd days ".

In 76 days there are 10 weeks.
So left 6 are reminder odd days.
Answer is Saturday.
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Devi Sailakshmi said:   5 years ago
Monday day code is 1.

Given days + Monday daycode=(1+61)=62.

To find odd days 62 is divided by 7.
62÷7=6 remainder.
Sunday day code-0.
Mon-1,
Tue-2,
Wed-3,
Thurs-4,
Fri-5,
Sat-6.

So, 62÷7 we get remainder 6 so, the day code of 6 is Sat. So the answer is SATURDAY.

Kishan Kumar Swain said:   6 years ago
After 61 days means it should be counted as 62nd day.

So 61/7=56 (quotient). So 56th day is Sunday.

62-56=6 that is Saturday.

So and is Saturday.

Take a simple example, i.e,

Today is Monday after 2 days it will be which day?

The answer will be Thursday day, not Wednesday.

Shri said:   6 years ago
Thanks for explaining it in a simple way @Ajay.

Rakesh said:   6 years ago
It's Friday, not Saturday.

61/7 = 5, start from Monday and 5th day is Friday.

Keshavi said:   6 years ago
Thanks for explaining it @Ajay.

Viahal said:   6 years ago
It's Friday, not Saturday.

61%7 = 5, start from Monday and 5th day is Friday.

Vidhu said:   7 years ago
After 61 days means, it is 62nd day, right?


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