document.write( "Question 133964: Suppose that your math teacher was born on feburary 29, 1944. How many bdays has he had? EXPLAIN \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #97997 by vleith(2983)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! This could easily be a trick question.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "How many birthdays do any of have? Answer 1. The rest are just celebrations of the anniversary.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "However, what I think they want you to find out is how many leap years there are since 1944.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A leap year happens every year that is divisible by 4 EXCEPT years which are evenly divisible by 100 unless they are also evenly divisible by 400, in which case they are leap years.[\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So, 2008 - 1944 = 64. years. \n" ); document.write( "Every fourth year is a leap year, so 64/4 = 16 \n" ); document.write( "Since 2000 is divisible by 400, it is a leap year. So, your teacher is \"16-1\" or 15 years old\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I would go with 1 :-D \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |