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1. In how many ways can a leap year have 53 Sundays?
So to have 53 Sundays one of these two days must be a Sunday.
This can occur in only 2 ways.
i.e. (Saturday and Sunday) or (Sunday and Monday).
Thus number of ways = 2
Solution:
In a leap year there are 366 days i.e. 52 weeks + 2 extra days.So to have 53 Sundays one of these two days must be a Sunday.
This can occur in only 2 ways.
i.e. (Saturday and Sunday) or (Sunday and Monday).
Thus number of ways = 2