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Puzzle ZVNZ 



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The month of March in the year 1980 contained 5 Saturdays and 5 Mondays.

What day of the week was the 15th of March?

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Answer
Saturday.

Reasoning
For a 31-day month, such as March, to have 5 Saturdays and 5 Mondays the 1st must be a Saturday (and the 31st a Monday).

You can then work forwards from the 1st.

 

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