document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=987601>Question 987601</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mr. X had a habit of spending money according to dates. i. e. If date is 19 he was spending Rs.19 and if date is 15, he was spending Rs. 15. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "One night he calculated total spending of 5 consecutive days - Monday to Friday and he found that he spent Rs. 61 in 5 days.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, identify the dates.??? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<B>Answer</B>. &nbsp;There is only one solution:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;27 and 28 &nbsp;of February and &nbsp;1, 2, &nbsp;and &nbsp;3 &nbsp;of March.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(27 + 28 + 1 + 2 + 3 = 61). \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<B>Solution</B>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If these days would be inside one month, &nbsp;then the dates are &nbsp;(x-2), &nbsp;(x-1), &nbsp;x, &nbsp;(x+1) &nbsp;and &nbsp;(x+2), &nbsp;where x is the date of the middle of &nbsp;5 days. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then the sum must be multiple of &nbsp;5, &nbsp;since \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x-2) + (x-1) + x + (x+1) + (x+2) = 5x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But the integer &nbsp;61&nbsp; is not multiple of &nbsp;5. &nbsp;Contradiction. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, &nbsp;the dates are partly the end of some month and the beginning of the next month. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then, &nbsp;it is easy to check the the dates &nbsp;27, &nbsp;28, &nbsp;1, &nbsp;2 &nbsp;and 3 &nbsp;satisfy the condition &nbsp;27 + 28 + 1 + 2 + 3 = 61. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Next, &nbsp;it is easy to see that there is no other solution.\r<BR>\n" );
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