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If today is Friday, what day was it 33 days before?

Answer: Sunday

Weekdays repeat every 7 days. So we only need the remainder after dividing 33 by 7, then move backward that many days from Friday.

Quick rule:
remainder = 33 mod 7 = 5
move backward 5 day(s) from Friday
→ Sunday

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Quick Answer

These sentences all describe the same result:

If today is Friday, 33 days before was Sunday
33 days before Friday is Sunday
Friday − 33 days = Sunday
The weekday 33 days before Friday is Sunday

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We show the whole operation clearly (modulo 7).

Since weekdays repeat every 7 days: days mod 7 tells us how many steps to move backward.

Meaning: Jump whole weeks first (they don’t change the weekday), then move the remainder days backward.

Start at Friday and count backward 5 step(s).

Final: Friday − 33 days = Sunday

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Common values going backward from Friday.

Tip: Any number of days that differs by a multiple of 7 lands on the same weekday.

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Change weekday and day count to see the result immediately.

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