If January 1 is a Friday, then what is the first day of the month of March in that leap year?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Tuesday
A weekday moves forward by the number of odd days: the days left over after taking out complete weeks of 7 days.
January has 31 days \(=4\) weeks \(+\,3\) odd days
February of a leap year has 29 days \(=4\) weeks \(+\,1\) odd day
Total odd days from 1 January to 1 March \(=3+1=4\)
Friday moved forward by 4 days: Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday
Tip: In a leap year, 1 March falls 4 weekdays after 1 January (60 days = 8 weeks + 4 days); in an ordinary year, 3 weekdays after.