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I recently returned from a trip. Today is Friday. I returned four days before the day after the day before tomorrow. On what day did I return?
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THE LAWYER ASKED HIM TO COME ON WEDNESDAY. IF TODAY IS SATURDAY, "DAY AFTER TOMORROW" IS MONDAY. THEREFORE, "BEFORE DAY OF THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW" IS SUNDAY. SO, "THREE DAYS AFTER THE BEFORE DAY OF THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW" MEANS "3 DAYS AFTER SUNDAY", WHICH IS WEDNESDAY
IT WAS SPOKEN ON WEDNESDAY. "WHEN THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW BECOMES YESTERDAY", LET THE DAY BE (A). LET "TWO DAYS AFTER THAT DAY" BE (B). (A) AND (B) ARE TWO DAYS APART AND EQUALLY FAR FROM SUNDAY, SO THEY MUST BE SATURDAY AND MONDAY, MEANING THE ORIGINAL DAY WAS WEDNESDAY
SUNDAY. WHEN THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW IS YESTERDAY, TODAY WILL BE THREE DAYS HENCE, JUST AS WHEN THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY WAS TOMORROW CARRIES US BACK THREE DAYS FROM NOW, WHICH MUST BE SUNDAY, TO BE MIDWAY BETWEEN THE TWO "TODAYS". ALTERNATIVELY, WE CAN REPHRASE THE RIDDLE TO: IN 3 DAYS WE WILL BE AS FAR FROM SUNDAY AS WE WERE FROM SUNDAY 3 DAYS AGO SUNDAY IS THE ONLY DAY THAT SATISFIES THAT
I RETURNED ON TUESDAY. THE DAY BEFORE TOMORROW IS TODAY, FRIDAY. THE DAY AFTER THAT IS SATURDAY, AND FOUR DAYS BEFORE SATURDAY IS TUESDAY
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