Home Weekday Before If today is Monday, 73 days before

If today is Monday, what day was it 73 days before?

Answer: Friday

Weekdays repeat every 7 days. So we only need the remainder after dividing 73 by 7, then move backward that many days from Monday.

Quick rule:
remainder = 73 mod 7 = 3
move backward 3 day(s) from Monday
Friday

Quick Answer

What is Monday − 73 days?

These sentences all describe the same result:

If today is Monday, 73 days before was Friday
73 days before Monday is Friday
Monday − 73 days = Friday
The weekday 73 days before Monday is Friday

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Detailed Math (Step-by-Step)

We show the whole operation clearly (modulo 7).

Step 1: Find the remainder

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

Days 73
Divide by 7 10 remainder 3
Remainder 3
Meaning: Jump whole weeks first (they don’t change the weekday), then move the remainder days backward.

Step 2: Move backward 3 day(s)

Start at Monday and count backward 3 step(s).

Step Weekday
0Monday (start)
1Sunday
2Saturday
3Friday (result)
Final: Monday − 73 days = Friday
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Quick Lookup Table

Common values going backward from Monday.

Days before Monday Weekday Remainder (mod 7)
0 Monday 0
1 Sunday 1
2 Saturday 2
3 Friday 3
4 Thursday 4
5 Wednesday 5
6 Tuesday 6
7 Monday 0
8 Sunday 1
9 Saturday 2
10 Friday 3
14 Monday 0
21 Monday 0
28 Monday 0
30 Saturday 2
73 Friday 3

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

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