May Day

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Saturday 1st May 2010

Did you know that the 1st May is the only first day of the month in 2010 which falls on a Saturday?

Add together the dates of all the Saturdays in May this year.

Which day of the week has the largest sum of dates in May?

 

 

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Answers

Day Sum of dates
Saturdays 1 + 8 + 15 + 22 + 29 = 75
Sundays 2 + 9 + 16 + 23 + 30 = 80
Mondays 3 + 10 + 17 + 24 + 31 = 85
Tuesdays 4 + 11 + 18 + 25 = 58
Wednesdays 5 + 12 + 19 + 26 = 62
Thursdays 6 + 13 + 20 + 27 = 66
Fridays 7 + 14 + 21 + 28 = 70

The day with the largest sum of dates is Monday