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Problem
The length of the year on the planet Mars is exactly 697 days. If Mars has a calendar with a 12-day week, and year 0 begins on the first day of the week, what is the next year which will begin on the first day of the week?
Solution
Since , each Martian year consists of 58 weeks and a day. Therefore, for every year that passes, the first day of the year shifts to the next day of the week. Since year 0 begins on the first day, year 1 begins on the second day, then year 2 begins on the third day, and so on. A week consists of 12 days, so the next year that begins on the first day again will be year .
Final answer
12