Suppose the day after tomorrow is NOT Saturday. Which of the following days CANNOT be the day before yesterday?
- ASunday
- BMonday
- CTuesday
- DWednesday
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Let the current day be (Today).
* The day after tomorrow is .
* The day before yesterday is .
We are given that the day after tomorrow is not Saturday:
Subtracting days from both sides tells us about the day before yesterday ():
Counting backwards days from Saturday:
1 day before: Friday
2 days before: Thursday
3 days before: Wednesday
4 days before: Tuesday
Therefore:
This means the day before yesterday CANNOT be Tuesday.
* The day after tomorrow is .
* The day before yesterday is .
We are given that the day after tomorrow is not Saturday:
Subtracting days from both sides tells us about the day before yesterday ():
Counting backwards days from Saturday:
1 day before: Friday
2 days before: Thursday
3 days before: Wednesday
4 days before: Tuesday
Therefore:
This means the day before yesterday CANNOT be Tuesday.