Mathematical Excursions (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305965584
Author: Richard N. Aufmann, Joanne Lockwood, Richard D. Nation, Daniel K. Clegg
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 8.1, Problem 100ES
Many people consider the 13th of the month an unlucky day when it falls on a Friday.
a. Does every year have a Friday the 13th? Explain why or why not.
b. What is the greatest number of Friday the l3ths that can occur in one year? Can you find a recent year in which this number occurred? Hint: A non-leap year can have two consecutive months where the 13th is a Friday.
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(5+22)mod8Ch. 8.1 - Prob. 44ESCh. 8.1 - Perform the modular arithmetic. (42+35)mod3Ch. 8.1 - Prob. 46ESCh. 8.1 - Perform the modular arithmetic. (37+45)mod12Ch. 8.1 - Prob. 48ESCh. 8.1 - Prob. 49ESCh. 8.1 - Perform the modular arithmetic. (2510)mod4Ch. 8.1 - Prob. 51ESCh. 8.1 - Prob. 52ESCh. 8.1 - Prob. 53ESCh. 8.1 - Prob. 54ESCh. 8.1 - Perform the modular arithmetic. (1532)mod7Ch. 8.1 - Prob. 56ESCh. 8.1 - Perform the modular arithmetic. (68)mod9Ch. 8.1 - Prob. 58ESCh. 8.1 - Prob. 59ESCh. 8.1 - Prob. 60ESCh. 8.1 - Perform the modular arithmetic. (1418)mod5Ch. 8.1 - Prob. 62ESCh. 8.1 - Clocks and Calendars. Use modular arithmetic to...Ch. 8.1 - Clocks and Calendars. Use modular arithmetic to...Ch. 8.1 - Clocks and Calendars. Use modular arithmetic to...Ch. 8.1 - Prob. 66ESCh. 8.1 - Clocks and Calendars. Use modular arithmetic to...Ch. 8.1 - Clocks and Calendars. Use modular arithmetic to...Ch. 8.1 - Clocks and Calendars. Use modular arithmetic to...Ch. 8.1 - Clocks and Calendars. 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Determine whether the given number...Ch. 8.2 - ISBN Numbers. Determine whether the given number...Ch. 8.2 - Prob. 3ESCh. 8.2 - Prob. 4ESCh. 8.2 - Prob. 5ESCh. 8.2 - ISBN Numbers. Determine whether the given number...Ch. 8.2 - ISBN Numbers. Determine the correct check digit...Ch. 8.2 - ISBN Numbers. Determine the correct check digit...Ch. 8.2 - ISBN Numbers. Determine the correct check digit...Ch. 8.2 - Prob. 10ESCh. 8.2 - ISBN Numbers. Determine the correct check digit...Ch. 8.2 - ISBN Numbers. Determine the correct check digit...Ch. 8.2 - ISBN Numbers. Determine the correct check digit...Ch. 8.2 - ISBN Numbers. Determine the correct check digit...Ch. 8.2 - UPC Codes. Determine the correct check digit for...Ch. 8.2 - UPC Codes. Determine the correct check digit for...Ch. 8.2 - UPC Codes. Determine the correct check digit for...Ch. 8.2 - UPC Codes. Determine the correct check digit for...Ch. 8.2 - UPC Codes. Determine the correct check digit for...Ch. 8.2 - UPC Codes. 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