Riya says, “Five days from now, it will be the day just before Sunday.” If Riya is right, what day of the week was it yesterday?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Sunday
Turn the clue into a known day first, then count back to today, and then one more day to yesterday.
The day just before Sunday is Saturday, so five days from now is Saturday
Today is 5 days before Saturday: Friday, Thursday, Wednesday, Tuesday, Monday
Yesterday was the day before Monday: Sunday
Why the other options are incorrect
Option (2) Monday — Incorrect. Monday is today, not yesterday.
Option (3) Saturday — Incorrect. Saturday is the day five days from now; this skips the counting back.
Option (4) Tuesday — Incorrect. Tuesday is tomorrow, one day after today.