Text Box: On which day of the week were you born?
This formula will work out your birth'DAY'
my D.O.B. is 
  
 
 
1) Write down the year, in full, in which you were born

 y =
Text Box: Jan 31 Feb 28 or 29 Mar 31 Apr 30 May 31 June 30 July 31 Aug 31 Sept 30 Oct 31 Nov 30 Dec 31
Text Box: Leap years A year is a leap year if it is divisible by 4 but not 100. If it is divisible by 4 and 100, then it is not a leap year unless it is also divisible by 400.
2) Work out the TOTAL number of days up to and including your birthday in the year in which you were born. Was it a leap year?
 d =
 f = the whole number part     only, to this answer
 f =
4) Work out   
   y + d + f
 y + d + f =
5) Divide   (y + d + f) 
by 7 and find the remainder
 b  is the remainder
 b =
Text Box: 0 Fri 1 Sat 2 Sun 3 Mon 4 Tues 5 Wed 6 Thurs

6)  Convert the remainder to the day you were born, your birth'day'.

I was born on a    
x
 
Text Box: What day were your parents born on? On which day of the week will your 18th birthday fall?
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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