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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Hint
What day of the week was the 1st?
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.
