Question
If the 7th day of a month is 3 days earlier
than Friday, then what day will be on the 19th day of the month?Solution
Seventh day of the month is three days earlier than Friday i.e. it is Tuesday. The fourteenth day will also be a Tuesday. Nineteenth day is five days ahead. Therefore, nineteenth day will be a Sunday.
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