Days Before August 17th

How many days before August 17th is it, if fifty days ago, it was four times as many days since March 30th?

18 days or July 30th.

17 August – 18 days = 30 July.
30 July – 50 days = 10 June.
10 June – 30 March = 72 days, which equals 4 × 18.

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2 Comments on "Days Before August 17th"


Laurel says
August 21, 2021 @ 18:26

Is there a typo in the answer?
Shouldn’t it be 17 August – 18 days = 30 July? (instead of 20 July)
And then 30 July – 50 days = 10 June? (instead of 20 July)


Dan says
August 23, 2021 @ 09:42

@Laurel Yes, that was a typo. Thanks for letting me know!


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