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Quick Answer
What is Wednesday + 42 days?
These sentences all mean the same thing:
If today is Wednesday, after 42 days it will be Wednesday
Wednesday + 42 days = Wednesday
42 days after Wednesday is Wednesday
The weekday 42 days after Wednesday is Wednesday
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 far to move forward.
| Days | 42 |
|---|---|
| Divide by 7 | 6 remainder 0 |
| Remainder | 0 |
Step 2: Move forward 0 day(s)
Start at Wednesday and count forward 0 step(s).
| Step | Weekday |
|---|---|
| 0 | Wednesday (start) (result) |
Quick Lookup Table
Common values starting from Wednesday.
| Days after Wednesday | Weekday | Remainder (mod 7) |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Wednesday | 0 |
| 1 | Thursday | 1 |
| 2 | Friday | 2 |
| 3 | Saturday | 3 |
| 4 | Sunday | 4 |
| 5 | Monday | 5 |
| 6 | Tuesday | 6 |
| 7 | Wednesday | 0 |
| 8 | Thursday | 1 |
| 9 | Friday | 2 |
| 10 | Saturday | 3 |
| 14 | Wednesday | 0 |
| 21 | Wednesday | 0 |
| 28 | Wednesday | 0 |
| 30 | Friday | 2 |
| 42 | Wednesday | 0 |
Tip: Any number of days that differs by a multiple of 7 lands on the same weekday.
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