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So, the total number of days = 120 120
217 or 217
+ 28 + 29 (Leap year)
365 days 366 days
Shortcut to remember the number of days in every month
Starting with your forefinger’s knuckle: Returning to your forefinger’s knuckle
1st knuckle: January–31 days 1st knuckle: August–31 days
Groove: February–28 or 29 days Groove: September–30 days
2nd knuckle: March–31 days 2nd knuckle: October–31 days
Groove: April–30 days Groove: November–30 days
3rd knuckle: May–31 days 3rd knuckle: December–31 days
Groove: June–30 days
4 th knuckle: July–31 days
January August February September March October April November May December June July
13 Fill in the blanks.
(a) There are ____________ days in a year.
(b) In a leap year, there are ____________ days.
(c) There are ____________ months in a year.
(d) In a leap year, the month of February has ____________ days.
(e) The current month is ____________.
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