weekday formula

Hello, 

I have this formula: 

WeekdayAdd([Date],-6) 

When I  run the formula it consistently gives me date -8. 

I am also using date -1, date -2, date-3, date-4 and date-5 and they all work great. Any reason why -6 wouldn't work?

Thanks

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Tara Stroup
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