VALUE: Year
This is the only part of the formula that involves a bit of arithmetic and it is calculated the following way:

Any given year must be divided by 4. The answer must be multiplied by 5 and then that answer must be divided by 7.
Note: You only work with whole numbers. No fractions are used.
The remainders of your first answer and your last answer must be added to give you the final value.

Example: If the given year is 49:

(1) 49 divided by 4 is 12 with 1 remaining.
(2) 12 multiplied by 5 is 60.
(3) 60 divided by 7 is 8 with 4 remaining.
(4) Add remainder of (1) to remainder of (3). That gives you 1 + 4 and a final answer of 5.

[Tip: If the year is ..00, ..01, ..02, ..03 - these years obviously cannot be divided by 4 as the answer would be 0 (fractions are not used). In only these four cases would the year also constitute the year value, e.g. 1901 would have value 1 and 1900 value 0]

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