Home Weekday Before If today is Thursday, 76 days before

If today is Thursday, what day was it 76 days before?

Answer: Friday

Weekdays repeat every 7 days. So we only need the remainder after dividing 76 by 7, then move backward that many days from Thursday.

Quick rule:
remainder = 76 mod 7 = 6
move backward 6 day(s) from Thursday
Friday

Quick Answer

What is Thursday − 76 days?

These sentences all describe the same result:

If today is Thursday, 76 days before was Friday
76 days before Thursday is Friday
Thursday − 76 days = Friday
The weekday 76 days before Thursday 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 76
Divide by 7 10 remainder 6
Remainder 6
Meaning: Jump whole weeks first (they don’t change the weekday), then move the remainder days backward.

Step 2: Move backward 6 day(s)

Start at Thursday and count backward 6 step(s).

Step Weekday
0Thursday (start)
1Wednesday
2Tuesday
3Monday
4Sunday
5Saturday
6Friday (result)
Final: Thursday − 76 days = Friday
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Quick Lookup Table

Common values going backward from Thursday.

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

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

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