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On the 25th of November in 1990, John was trying to make a new plan for Jan 1991. However, he did not have a new calendar that included Jan 1991. Then, in order to match a new plan for Jan 1991, which of following months of 1990 should he look at?

A. March B. April C. May D. June E. July

Can someone explain how to solve this in easy approach!


You need to find the month which will replicate the month of Jan 1991. This will happen when the number of days between the 1st of that month and 1st Jan are a multiple of 7.
Each month has at least 28 days which is a multiple of 7.
Start from July (option (E)) - July has 3 additional days. August has 3. Sep has 2. Oct has 3. Nov has 2. Dec has 3.
3 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 3 = 16
June has 2 additional days so 16+2 = 18
May has 3 additional days so 18+3 = 21

Starting from May 1, the number of days is a multiple of 7 till Jan 1991 so Jan calendar will mirror the May calendar.

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Hi
this question needs one knows about numbers of the months in each month, which is not ordinary for internationals!
is it possible we see such question in real GMAT?
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VeritasPrepKarishma wrote:
smartguy595 wrote:
On the 25th of November in 1990, John was trying to make a new plan for Jan 1991. However, he did not have a new calendar that included Jan 1991. Then, in order to match a new plan for Jan 1991, which of following months of 1990 should he look at?

A. March B. April C. May D. June E. July

Can someone explain how to solve this in easy approach!


You need to find the month which will replicate the month of Jan 1991. This will happen when the number of days between the 1st of that month and 1st Jan are a multiple of 7.
Each month has at least 28 days which is a multiple of 7.
Start from July (option (E)) - July has 3 additional days. August has 3. Sep has 2. Oct has 3. Nov has 2. Dec has 3.
3 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 3 = 16
June has 2 additional days so 16+2 = 18
May has 3 additional days so 18+3 = 21

Starting from May 1, the number of days is a multiple of 7 till Jan 1991 so Jan calendar will mirror the May calendar.

Answer (C)




Hi
this question needs one knows about numbers of the months in each month, which is not ordinary for internationals!
is it possible we see such question in real GMAT?


You mean that do we need to know the number of days in each month? Yes, it is expected of us to know. The digital world all across follows the same calendar and considering that it is an online exam, knowledge of this calendar is pretty basic.
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