riddle for extra credit lol...HELP

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<p>ok, there are two riddles and i cant think of the answer. So if anyone could say it and give an explanation…thatd be great!</p>

<p>A month begins monday and ends monday…what month is it.</p>

<p>The result of addint the date of the last mondat of last month and the date of the 1st thursday of next month is 39. If both dates are in the same year…what month is it??</p>

<p>thanks!</p>

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<p>the first on is feb. during a leap year</p>

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<p>wait…are you sure its feb on a leap year? how do you know?</p>

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<p>Cause it’s the only month that could have a final day on a Monday. 1st week- Monday 1, 2nd week- Monday 8, 3rd week- Monday 15, 4th week Monday 22, final week- Monday 29</p>

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<p>Right, or as I thought about it, a normal february is 28 days, and thus exactly 4 weeks (28/7=4)…therefore, if it began on a monday, it would end on a sunday. But on a leap year, there would be one more day, causing it to end on the same day of the week it began.</p>

<p>Too lazy to think about the second half…</p>

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<p>The first one is definitely February in a leap year.</p>

<p>As for the 2nd one…i think u entered the question incorrectly because it is not possible. The highest possible sum woud be 34 (i think) unless u know some weird rules for leap years that i dont know about.</p>

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<p>For the second do u mean to add 31 for say July 31 and 3 for August 3 or am i misunderstanding the question?</p>

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<p>yeah… the second one’s impossible…</p>

<p>Highest possible total would be 38.</p>

<p>31 is highest possible for first month. 7 is highest possible for third month (since if it were 8, there would have already been one Thursday).</p>

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<p>right.
first one is the leap year answer, and the second is impossible.</p>

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<p>No, VeganActress, nothing is impossible! The answer to the second one is (I hope, I’m pretty sure though) is AUGUST –> I got this by realizing July 31 is Monday, Aug 31 is Thursday, and finally, Sept 7 is Thursday.</p>

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<p>yeah that makes 38 not 39… it is impossible</p>

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<p>Oh, yeah, sorry…I can’t add. It is indeed impossible then. Maybe the OP meant to type 38?</p>