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Problem
The War of 
started with a declaration of war on Thursday, June 
, . The peace treaty to end the war was signed 
days later, on December 
, 
. On what day of the week was the treaty signed?
Solution
By: dragonfly
To find what day of the week it is in days, we have to divide by 
to see the remainder, and then add the remainder to the current day. We get that 
has a remainder of 2, so we increase the current day by 
to get 
Question: Why don't we have to account for leap years?
Answer: Although 1812 is a leap year, June 18 is after February 29. Plus, it gives you the number of days...so...
See Also
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