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The leaf shows the last day of a leap year. On which day of the week did that year begin?

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  • AWednesday
  • BSaturday
  • CThursday
  • DFriday

Step-by-Step Solution

In a leap year 31 December is 365 days after 1 January: 52 weeks + 1 day. So 1 January was one day before Friday: Thursday. (Friday treats the year as exact weeks; Wednesday goes back 2 days.)
Answer: C) Thursday

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