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B. H. Brown | number of times the thirteenth of the month falls on each of the days of the week in the 4800 months of a cycle is as follows: | ||
noticed that the | |||
number of times the thirteenth of the month falls on each of the days of the | |||
week in | |||
the 4800 months of a cycle is as follows: | |||
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! Day !! Frequency | |||
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|Sunday || 687 | |||
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|Monday || 685 | |||
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|Tuesday || 685 | |||
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|Wednesday || 687 | |||
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|Thursday || 684 | |||
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|Friday || 688 | |||
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|Saturday || 684 | |||
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From this he deduced that the thirteenth was more likely to fall on Friday than on any other day. Explain what he meant by this. | |||
From this he deduced that the thirteenth was more likely to fall on | |||
Friday than on any other day. Explain what he meant by this. | |||
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Our calendar has a 400-year cycle. B. H. Brown noticed that the
number of times the thirteenth of the month falls on each of the days of the week in the 4800 months of a cycle is as follows:
| Day | Frequency |
|---|---|
| Sunday | 687 |
| Monday | 685 |
| Tuesday | 685 |
| Wednesday | 687 |
| Thursday | 684 |
| Friday | 688 |
| Saturday | 684 |
From this he deduced that the thirteenth was more likely to fall on Friday than on any other day. Explain what he meant by this.