To get back to where it started, the disk must have rotated through a multiple of 360°, and also through a multiple of 150°. We find the least common multiple of 150° and 360° 150 = 2∙3∙5² 360 = 2³∙3²∙5 The least common multiple needs 2 as a factor 3 times, 3 as a factor 2 times, and 5 as a factor 2 times. So the LCM is 2³∙3²∙5² = 1800° That means the 150° has been added 1800°/150° = 12 times. Since we started before noon on a Saturday, it rotated the first 150° at noon on Saturday. Heck, let's just go through the 12 days day by day until the disk has rotated through 1800° and see what day we end up on: 1. Saturday noon it had rotated through 150° 2. Sunday noon it had rotated through 300° 3. Monday noon it had rotated through 450° 4. Tuesday noon it had rotated through 600° 5. Wednesday noon it had rotated through 750° 6. Thursday noon it had rotated through 900° 7. Friday noon it had rotated through 1050° 8. Saturday noon it had rotated through 1200° 9. Sunday noon it had rotated through 1350° 10. Monday noon it had rotated through 1500° 11. Tuesday noon it had rotated through 1650° 12. Wednesday noon it had rotated through 1800°, which is the first time it had rotated through a multiple of 360° Edwin