Question

an old man who was born in 1949,quite recently celebrated his 17th birthday .......
How is it possible?​

Answer 1

Answer:

The person who recently celebrated his 17th birthday might have born on 29th February which is the leap year. It is quite possible as he would celebrate his birthday once in a four year. As per this context, he might have celebrated his 17th birthday as the total leap year from 1948 till now is 17.

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Answer 2

The correct question is:

An old man who was born in 1948,quite recently celebrated his 17th birthday.How is it possible?​

It is possible because he was born on 29th February, 1948. The year 1948 was a leap year, i.e. had 366 days in a year( one extra day in February).

• Any year that can be divided by 4 without leaving any remainders is a leap year.

• A leap year comes every 4 years and so the man celebrates his birthday every 4 years.

• On counting the leap years between 1948 and 2020, we find that there are 18 leap years. Since he was born on 1948, he must have celebrated his 17th birthday recently.