1985 AJHSME Problems/Problem 20

Revision as of 17:56, 13 January 2009 by 5849206328x (talk | contribs) (New page: ==Problem== In a certain year, January had exactly four Tuesdays and four Saturdays. On what day did January <math>1</math> fall that year? <math>\text{(A)}\ \text{Monday} \qquad \text{...)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

Problem

In a certain year, January had exactly four Tuesdays and four Saturdays. On what day did January $1$ fall that year?

$\text{(A)}\ \text{Monday} \qquad \text{(B)}\ \text{Tuesday} \qquad \text{(C)}\ \text{Wednesday} \qquad \text{(D)}\ \text{Friday} \qquad \text{(E)}\ \text{Saturday}$

Solutions

January has four full weeks and then three extra consecutive days. Each full week contributes one Tuesday and one Saturday, so the three extra days do not contain a Tuesday and Saturday. Therefore, those three days are Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.

Wednesday is the 29th day of January, therefore the 22nd, 15th, 8th, and 1st of January are all Wednesdays, so the answer is $\boxed{\text{C}}$

See Also

1985 AJHSME Problems