2002 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 5
Contents
[hide]Problem
Carlos Montado was born on Saturday, November 9, 2002. On what day of the week will Carlos be 706 days old?
Solution 1
Days of the week have a cycle that repeats every days. Thus, after cycles, or days, it will be Saturday again. Six more days will make it
Solution 2 (similar to solution 1)
Building off of solution 1, we can make things simpler by fast-forwarding cycles ( days) instead of cycles. Day would be a Saturday again, and one day before then (Day ) would be a Friday. Therefore the answer is .
Video Solution by WhyMath
See Also
2002 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
Preceded by Problem 4 |
Followed by Problem 6 | |
1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | ||
All AJHSME/AMC 8 Problems and Solutions |
The problems on this page are copyrighted by the Mathematical Association of America's American Mathematics Competitions.