How many Leap Years were there between 1890 and 1910 (inclusive)?
Normally, a year is a leap year if it is divisible by 4, but a year which ends "00" is only a leap year if it is divisible by 400. That's the difference between the Julian and Gregorian calendars, so 1900 wasn't a leap year, but 2000 was. The next "00" leap year isn't until 2400.
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56 Comments
Ian Sadler
Dezzy Ray Dunn 364 1/4 overstates the real length of the year slightly. Take a look at http://www.timeanddate.com/date/leapyear.html. Seems the problem was, if not reformed, eventually Christmas and Easter would have collided.
Frank Cowell
If anyone else is still in doubt that 1900 was not a leap year -- check the calendar! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_1900
Ian Sadler
Wr5ong. 1900 was not a leap year - follow the link http://www.timeanddate.com/date/leapyear.html
skclary
Used Majority Voteand wrongly chose 5!
Tom D
Suzy Ellen, according to the bonus quiz it depends on which calendar you are looking at, Julian and Gregorian... but the question didn't mention based on which calendar.
Tom D
the question did not ask if it were Julian or Gregorian calendars, so 1900 is dividable 4
Charles Hunt
Suzy Ellen, read explanation.
Helga U. Williams
Oh well, I divided by four and chose 5
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Suzy Ellen
If 1892 was a leap year, supposedly it was then every 4 years from then is a leap year. 1896, 1900, 1904 amd 1908.
I would love an explanation as to why the 1900 leap year was skipped.
Cheers
Char
I have a cousin with a leap year birthday
vonlora
Satish Chandran, unless divisible by 100 but is if divisible by 400. so 1900 was not a leap year. 4 is the correct answer
james parrillo
ninakamwene, Usually, we would need a 24-year span to have six leap years, one every four years. I am glad the question taught you about leap years. Thank you, Christine, James' wife
Satish Chandran
1892,1896,1900,1904,1908,these years r divisible by 4. So 5 leap years between 1890-1910.
Lawanta
Elma Morgan, 2000 is divisible by 400 (as stated in the explanation)
Elma Morgan
Need an explanation for the year 2000 then. Was 2000 a leap year because it has three ooo's. Just want to understand the rationalizing of the four year rule then
Player
Who came up with divisible by 400? And can I go back in time and query their logic?
Irene Townsend
Good question and info. Easy to work out
Wyla Reedy
I was taught that if the last two digits of the year was divisible by four, it was a leap year. So where did those extra 1/4 days go? We better ask the Mayans or Incas.