Zodiac 12
In an alternative version of the Greek world, the civilians there also used a calendar with 12 months like the present day one except that the numericals were written in base-12. Therefore, they invented 2 special symbols, denoted as for 10 and for 11, respectively.
If January 1 year 0 is the day of their first century, which month will it be after months have passed? (Use decimal 1-12 for January to December respectively.) ![]
The answer is 12.
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1 solution
In base-12, 1 0 1 2 equals decimal 12. Since the year cycle still has 12 months round, we can divide the number 1,3A7,59B with 10 and get B as a remainder. Therefore, after January, 1+B = 1 0 1 2 =12 or December as an answer.