Multiple choice

Why do we have an extra day in February every four years? Because...

  1. The people want to give February an extra day to be fair.

  2. The people of earth don't like people that were born Feb.29

  3. because of daylights savings time

  4. Earth has 365.25 days and needs to add a day every 4 years
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The Earth's orbit around the Sun takes approximately 365.25 days. To account for this extra quarter of a day, we add one full day to the calendar every four years.

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