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Calendars
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1997 calendar. |
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| Questions
/ instructions: Use the calendar to help you solve these problems. |
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1. What day of the week was 25 February, 1997? |
Tuesday
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76
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93
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2. What day of the week was 31 March, 1997? |
Monday
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74
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90
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3. Sarah's birthday is exactly 8 weeks after her mother's birthday. Sarah's birthday was 11 June, l997. When was her mother's birthday? |
 16
April 6 August |
5
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26
6 |
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4. Clubs at your school meet on Tuesdays during August and September (1997). How many times could clubs meet in those months? |
9 times |
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68
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| 5. The hockey coach wanted to hold practices 1 day per week in May and June, 1997. The fields were available Monday, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. He wanted to practise as often as possible. Which day should he have chosen to practise? |
Monday
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71
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| Commentary: Students were very successful in looking up days associated with dates. Moving 8 weeks from a given date proved much more difficult. |
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