2024 is a leap year (as February has 29 days). Leap years occur in the years that are multiples of 4, except for those years that are evenly divisible by 100 but not 400. a. From the year you were born till now, which years were leap years? b. From the year 2024 till 2099, how many leap years are there?
Leap years are years divisible by 4 (except century years not divisible by 400). The specific years depend on the student's birth year.
There are 19 leap years from 2024 to 2099.
Explanation
(a) Students should identify leap years based on their birth year. For example, if born in 2012, leap years would be 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024. (b) Leap years from 2024 to 2099: 2024, 2028, 2032, 2036, 2040, 2044, 2048, 2052, 2056, 2060, 2064, 2068, 2072, 2076, 2080, 2084, 2088, 2092, 2096. The year 2100 is not a leap year (divisible by 100 but not 400).