Today is a Wednesday. Which day of the week will it be 45 days from today?

FridayCorrect answerYour answerSaturdayCorrect answerYour answerSundayCorrect answerYour answerTuesdayCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer B

Correct answer: B

Only the remainder after removing whole weeks matters: $45 = 6 \times 7 + 3$ .
6 whole weeks bring you back to Wednesday; 3 more days: Thursday, Friday, Saturday.

Worth noting

Friday comes from counting today as the first of the 45 days. Today is day 0; the count starts tomorrow.

Concept: Day of the week after a given number of days (remainder on division by 7)
Typical timeTypical: 40 s
Your timeYours: —

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