If there are 7 days in a week and 52 weeks in a year, how come it adds up to 364?

Question

It has something to do with birthdays always being the next day every year?

Answer 1

There are actually 364 plus one more day. So, it is 52 weeks plus 1 day. That is 365 days.

Answer 2

7 x 52 = 364

Answer 3

there are 365 days in most years as there are 52 weeks and a day - so if Jan 1st 2007 is a monday, then 2008 will be a tuesday etc - however it actually takes the earth 365 and a quarter days to go round the sun - which is why every 4 years we have an extra day - i.e a leap year - 52 weeks and 2 days

Answer 4

fairly some human beings are examining this question wrongly and giving incorrect solutions so just to make sparkling: There are 365.25 days in a year. 365 in a non bounce year and 366 in a bounce each and every (each and every fourth year there's a nineteenth day in February) we are saying fifty two weeks via fact that is handy even nevertheless it does in hassle-free terms account for 364 days. lacking a million day in a classic year and a couple of days in a bounce year. in case you count selection up the days in each and all the months of a non bounce year you will see there are 365 Jan 31 Feb 28 Mar 31 Apr 30 might 31 Jun 30 Jul 31 Aug 31 Sept 30 Oct 31 Nov 30 Dec 31 Equals 365 :)

Answer 5

The period of time during which Earth completes a single revolution around the sun, consisting of 365 days, 5 hours, 49 minutes, and 12 seconds of mean solar time. In the Gregorian calendar the year begins on January 1 and ends on December 31 and is divided into 12 months, 52 weeks, and 365 or 366 days. Also called calendar year.
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Answer 6

except leap years, since it takes 365 days to make a year, and 52 exact weeks is 364 days, the year needs to borrow an extra day.

because this happens for every 3 out of 4 years, your birthday will always be one more day (if it's tuesday in 1993, it will be wednesday in 1994).

on leap years, since it borrows two days, your birthday skips two days over, but then the NEXT year, it will be the same as it was on leap year, out of spite!

Answer 7

It's because there are not exactly 52 weeks in the year. In a normal year there are 52 weeks and 1 day (365 divided by 7). In a leap year there is an extra day added because the Earth orbits the sun in 365.24 days (solar year), and so a day is added every four years to compensate for this.

Answer 8

There are about 365.25 days in the year because that is how long it takes the earth to go round the sun. The weeks and days are an invention of man. I understand that the Egyptians used a 10 day week and 36 weeks in the year with 5 days holiday

Answer 9

its an aproximation as it most thing to do with time. it actually takes the earth 365.25 days to go around the sun, and because you cant have a quater day, every 4 years we add another. also there isn't exactly 24 hours in a day so there isn't always 60 mins in an hour or 60 secs in a min. every few hundred years, clocks and calendars are updated to get back on track.

Answer 10

Great question, and it really ticked off my seventh grade science teacher when I asked him too.

He gave a five minute explanation, that put me to sleep about half way through. One teacher tried the old "leap year" factor. The only trouble with that is that you make the equation even more out of round when you have 366 days.

The answer is. When the Julian calendar was invented the days were jockeyed around to coincide with the pagan rituals. This drives the Christians nuts, knowing the birth of Christ is not only celebrated on the wrong day, but a pagan's calendar to boot!

So, in short the answer I have for you is... it all depends on who you ask.