2012 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 12
- The following problem is from both the 2012 AMC 12A #9 and 2012 AMC 10A #12, so both problems redirect to this page.
Problem
A year is a leap year if and only if the year number is divisible by 400 (such as 2000) or is divisible by 4 but not 100 (such as 2012). The 200th anniversary of the birth of novelist Charles Dickens was celebrated on February 7, 2012, a Tuesday. On what day of the week was Dickens born?
Solution
Each year we go back is one day back, because 
. Each leap year we go back is two days back, since 
. A leap year is usually every four years, so 200 years would have 
= 
leap years, but the problem points out that 1900 does not count as a leap year.
This would mean a total of 151 regular years and 49 leap years, so 
= 
days back. Since 
, four days back from Tuesday would be 
.
See Also
| 2012 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 11 |
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| All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions | ||
| 2012 AMC 12A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
| Preceded by Problem 8 |
Followed by Problem 10 |
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| All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions | |
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