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hOW TO WRiTe dATeS

When we write a date for a particular day in a year, we mention three parts: the day
(number), the month and the year.

examples: a. 3rd February, 2016 or February 3, 2016
b. 10th March, 2017 or March 10, 2017

c. 31st July, 2018 or July 31, 2018

In mathematics, dates are often written in a different format. In India, we write

14th March 2026 as 14/03/26 which is the DD/MM/YY pattern but the same date in USA
is written as 03/14/26 which is the MM/DD/YY pattern. Here D = Day, M = Month and
Y = Year.

We remember many important days.

Independence Day = 15th August

Republic Day = 26th January

Gandhi Jayanti = 2nd October

Teacher’s Day = 5th September

There are many important days in mathematics that we celebrate.
22nd December = National Mathematics Day

14th March = World Pi Day

22nd July = Pi Approximation Day

We write a date as a group of three numbers separated by dots or slashes (/). The

first number shows the day, the second shows the month and the third shows the
year.

example: 15th August, 1947 shall be written in the short form as:

15 . 08 . 47 (DD/MM/YY)

Day Month Year

or

15 / 08 / 1947 (DD/MM/YYYY)

Day Month Year

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