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Sequential Weekday

Sequential Weekday puzzles present statements about yesterday, today, and tomorrow. For example, 'If yesterday was Monday and tomorrow is Wednesday, what day is today?' These problems test your understanding of the sequential nature of weekdays and the ability to deduce the current day from given relationships about adjacent days.

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What You'll Learn

Introduction & Overview Why This Matters How to Solve Pro Tips & Tricks
Shortcut Methods Common Mistakes Practice Worksheets Exam Importance

Introduction to Sequential Weekday

Sequential Weekday puzzles present statements about yesterday, today, and tomorrow. For example, 'If yesterday was Monday and tomorrow is Wednesday, what day is today?' These problems test your understanding of the sequential nature of weekdays and the ability to deduce the current day from given relationships about adjacent days.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of 7 weekdays in order Understanding of 'yesterday' and 'tomorrow' concepts Basic cyclic reasoning (Monday follows Sunday) Simple deduction
Why This Matters: Sequential Weekday problems are fundamental to calendar reasoning. You can expect 2-3 questions in SSC CGL, 2-3 in Banking PO, and 2-3 in Railways RRB exams.

How to Solve Sequential Weekday Problems

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Step 1: Identify the given pieces of information (e.g., yesterday, today, or tomorrow values)

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Step 2: Recognize that weekdays follow a fixed cyclic order: Monday → Tuesday → Wednesday → Thursday → Friday → Saturday → Sunday → Monday

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Step 3: If 'yesterday' is given, today is the next day in the sequence

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Step 4: If 'tomorrow' is given, today is the previous day in the sequence

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Step 5: When two pieces are given (e.g., yesterday and tomorrow), both must be consistent with the same today

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Step 6: For puzzle type where two clues are given and one is asked, use the consistent day to find the missing value

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Step 7: Verify that your answer satisfies all given conditions

Pro Strategy: Always use the cyclic order of weekdays. If 'yesterday' is X, today is the next day. If 'tomorrow' is Y, today is the previous day. When both are given, they must yield the same today.

Example Problem

Example 1: If yesterday was Wednesday, what day is today? Solution: Step 1: Yesterday = Wednesday Step 2: Today is the day after yesterday Step 3: Day after Wednesday = Thursday Answer: Thursday Example 2: If yesterday was Monday and tomorrow is Wednesday, what day is today? Solution: Step 1: Yesterday = Monday → Today = Tuesday Step 2: Tomorrow = Wednesday → Today = Tuesday (since day before Wednesday is Tuesday) Step 3: Both clues point to Tuesday → Consistent Answer: Tuesday

Pro Tips & Tricks

  • Memorize the cyclic order: Mon → Tue → Wed → Thu → Fri → Sat → Sun → Mon
  • Yesterday of Monday = Sunday, Tomorrow of Monday = Tuesday
  • To find today from yesterday: add 1 day in the cycle
  • To find today from tomorrow: subtract 1 day in the cycle
  • If the puzzle gives 'yesterday was X and tomorrow is Y', both should point to the same today
  • For 'if today is X, what was yesterday?' → subtract 1 day

Shortcut Methods to Solve Faster

Yesterday = X → Today = next(X)
Tomorrow = Y → Today = previous(Y)
Today = X → Yesterday = previous(X), Tomorrow = next(X)

Common Mistakes to Avoid

Forgetting that weekdays wrap around (Sunday's tomorrow is Monday)
Adding instead of subtracting for yesterday/tomorrow relationships
Confusing 'yesterday' with 'tomorrow'
Not checking consistency when two clues are given

Exam Importance

Sequential Weekday is an important topic for various competitive exams. Here's how frequently it appears:

SSC CGL
2-3 questions
BANKING PO
2-3 questions
RAILWAYS RRB
2-3 questions
INSURANCE
2-3 questions

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Detailed solutions
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