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Calendar

There are 12 months in a year. 1 year equals 365 days. In a leap year, the 1 year
equals 366 days.

A year will be a leap year if it is divisible by 4 but for a century year, that is, year
divisible by 100 it is not a leap year unless it is divisible by 400.
Look at the following calendar. It shows months and number of days in a month.

2024 CALENDAR

JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL

MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST

SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER

Quick Check

Fill in the blanks.

1. _____ is the 4th month of the year. 2. A leap year has _____ days.

3. September has _____ days. 4. _____ months have 31 days.

Knowledge Desk

1
A year with 366 days called a leap year. The earth actually takes 365 days to go around
4
1
the Sun. It means actually a year has 365 days but for our convenience we take only 365 days.
4
1 1 1 1
After every 4 years, we add + + + = 1 day to the year, thus making it 366 days. In a
4 4 4 4
leap year, February has 29 days.

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