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Read the sentence from the article.

By adding a "leap day" (February 29) to the calendar every four years, we have managed to keep our seasons more or less consistent from year to year.

How does this detail develop the article’s central idea?


A
It describes how adding a leap day ensures the equinox will be on the same day each year.

B
It suggests that scientists can more accurately predict the time of the equinox by adding a leap day.

C
It explains how the calendar is adjusted to be in sync with the movement of Earth around the sun.

D
It highlights complications in the calendar caused by the different dates of the equinox each year.

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B I think because it’s add a peep day
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We can't really give you an answer, since we don't know what the article said... BUUUT...

... I would say that the answer is either A or B.

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