On 8th Feb., 1995 it was Wednesday. The day of the week on 8th Feb., 1...
1994 being an ordinary year, it has 1 odd day
So, the day on 8th Feb, 1995 is one day beyond the day on 8th Feb, 1994
But, 8th Feb, 1995 was Wednesday 8th Feb, 1994 was Tuesday
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On 8th Feb., 1995 it was Wednesday. The day of the week on 8th Feb., 1...
Solution:
Here, we need to find the day of the week on 8th Feb., 1994.
We can solve this type of questions using the concept of odd days.
Odd Days:
Odd days are the days that are left over when the number of days is divided by 7.
For example, 365 days divided by 7 leaves 1 odd day.
Days of the week:
There are 7 days in a week, namely Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
One week has 7 days, so we can say that every 7th day is the same day of the week.
For example, if today is Monday, then next Monday will be after 7 days, and the Monday after that will be after 14 days, and so on.
Solution using Odd Days:
We know that 1994 is not a leap year, so it has 365 days.
365 days = 52 weeks + 1 odd day
Now, let's find the day of the week on 8th Feb., 1994, using the given information.
8th Feb., 1994 = (31 + 28) days = 59 days
59 days = 8 weeks + 3 odd days
So, the day of the week on 8th Feb., 1994 will be 3 days ahead of the day of the week on 8th Feb., 1995.
Given, 8th Feb., 1995 was Wednesday.
So, the day of the week on 8th Feb., 1994 = (Wednesday - 3 days) = Sunday.
Therefore, the correct option is (c) Tuesday.
Note: We can also solve this question using the concept of the number of days between two dates, but the odd days method is a quicker way to solve such questions.
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