In a particular month of some year, there are three Mondays which have even dates. On which day of the week does the 15th of that month fall?
- AMonday
- BWednesday
- CFriday
- DSunday
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Dates of a specific weekday in any month always repeat after intervals of days. Therefore, the dates alternate between odd and even integers.
For a month to contain exactly three Mondays with even dates, there must be a total of Mondays in that month, where the first, third, and fifth Mondays land on even dates.
Let the first Monday be on an even date .
The sequential dates of all five Mondays will be:
For to be even and , the only possible value for is .
Therefore, the five Mondays of that month fall on the , , , , and .
If the is a Monday, then the must be the preceding day, which is a Sunday.
For a month to contain exactly three Mondays with even dates, there must be a total of Mondays in that month, where the first, third, and fifth Mondays land on even dates.
Let the first Monday be on an even date .
The sequential dates of all five Mondays will be:
For to be even and , the only possible value for is .
Therefore, the five Mondays of that month fall on the , , , , and .
If the is a Monday, then the must be the preceding day, which is a Sunday.