In the U.S. a date such as January 12, 2003 is written 1/12/03, but in many other countries the day and month are interchanged, giving 12/1/03. If you didn't know which system was being used, how many dates in a year would be ambiguous to you?

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In the U.S. a date such as January 12, 2003 is written 1/12/03, but in many other countries the day and month are interchanged, giving 12/1/03.  If you didn't know which system was being used, how many dates in a year would be ambiguous to you?

Ms. Sue · Answer

It would be ambiguous if the first and second numbers were 12 or less.