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Sample Your
Steps Step # Values Values

Write the day of the month. 1 6
Write the month. 2 2
Write the year. 3 1897
If the month is January or February, 4 7
add 1 to the number in step 1.
If the month is January or February, 5 1896
subtract 1 from the number in
step 3.
Write the first two digits of the 6 18
number in step 5.
Divide the number in step 6 by 4. 7 4
(Toss the remainder.)
Multiply the number in step 3 by 5. 8 9485
Divide the number in step 8 by 4. 9 2371
(Toss the remainder.)
Add 1 to the number in step 5. 10 1897
Multiply the number in step 10 by 13. 11 24661
Divide the number in step 11 by 5. 12 4932
(Toss the remainder.)
Add the numbers in steps 9 and 12. 13 7303
Subtract the number in step 7 from 14 7299
the number in step 13.
Add the number in step 6 to the 15 7317
number in step 14.
Add the number in step 1 to the 16 7323
number in step 15.
Subtract 1 from the number in 17 7322
step 16.
Divide the number in step 17 by 7. 18 0
Keep only the remainder.

The number in step 18 tells you on which day of the
week 2/6/1987 fell. Use this table to determine the name of
the day of the week: