Golden Anniversary Occurrence (Posted on 2025-02-14)
In June 2001, my wife and I
celebrated our golden wedding
anniversary. To our surprise, this 50th
anniversary occurred on the same
day of the week as the wedding 50
years ago. I wondered if this is a
common occurrence.
Consider the 52
years from 1900 through 1951. What
is the exact probability that, for a
randomly selected wedding date in
this period, the golden anniversary (50th anniversary)
fell on the same day of the week?