Leap year Sundays
Algebra
Level
2
What is the probability that a leap year has 53 Sundays?
1/7
7/1
5/7
2/7
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1 solution
In a leap year there are 366 days. Divide 366/7
You get 52 weeks and two extra days. In these two days
They can be
Sun, Mon
Mon, Tue
Tue, Wed
Wed, Thurs
Thurs, Fri
Fri, Sat
Sat, Sun
The total number of possibilities is 7 and the favourable possibilities is 2.
Thus, P(53 Sundays)=2/7