A year consists of how many weeks?

A year consists of how many weeks?

• A. 50 weeks
• B. 48 weeks
• C. 52 weeks
• D. 54 weeks

Answer: (C)

A year is made up of 365 days (in a common year) or 366 days (in a leap year), and a week has 7 days. To see how many full weeks fit, divide the days by 7. 365 days equals 52 full weeks with 1 day left over. In a leap year, 366 days equal 52 full weeks with 2 days left over. Because those extra days never form a complete additional week, you don’t get 53 full weeks in a year. So the typical answer is 52 weeks. The other options would require more or fewer days than a year provides.

A year is made up of 365 days (in a common year) or 366 days (in a leap year), and a week has 7 days. To see how many full weeks fit, divide the days by 7. 365 days equals 52 full weeks with 1 day left over. In a leap year, 366 days equal 52 full weeks with 2 days left over. Because those extra days never form a complete additional week, you don’t get 53 full weeks in a year. So the typical answer is 52 weeks. The other options would require more or fewer days than a year provides.