Calendar Problems
Here are the months January and February shown on a calendar:
January February
Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
28 29 30 31 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 1 2 3 4 5 6
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Answer these questions about the calendar.
1) Is this year a leap year? How do you know?
2) How many days would there be in this year - 364, 365 or 366 days?
Explain your answer.
3) How many Sundays are there in January?
4) How many Tuesdays are there in February?
5) What day is 22nd January?
6) What day is 23rd February?
Subtract the stress, multiply
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7) Today is 19th January. I am going to the theatre on 30th January.
How many days away is that?
8) How many days are there from 28th January to 4th February?
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Calendar Problems Answers
Question Answer
1. Is this year a leap year? How do you know?
It is a leap year because there are 29
days in February.
2. How many days would there be in this year - 364, 365
or 366 days? Explain your answer.
366 days because February has 29
days making it a leap year.
3. How many Sundays are there in January?
5 Sundays
4. How many Tuesdays are there in February?
4 Tuesdays
5. What day is 22nd January?
Friday
6. What day is 23rd February?
Tuesday
7. Today is 19th January. I am going to the theatre on
30th January. How many days away is that?
11 days
8. How many days are there from 28th January to 4th
February?
7 days
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