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Vickie was born on this day in 1981. Including leap years, how many seconds old is Vickie?

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Answer:

Vickie is about 1,256,428,800 seconds old.

Explanation:

1 year = about 31,536,000 seconds

2021 - 1981 = 40

39 × 31,536,000 = 1,229,904,000 (total 365-day years in seconds discluding this year)

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Now, add the leap days.

Since 1981, there has been 10 leap years, meaning 10 leap days.

1 leap day = about 86,400 seconds

86,400 × 10 = 864,000 (total leap day seconds)

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Today is 10/24/2021, so it is the 297th day of the year.

1 day = exactly 86,400 seconds

297 × 86,400 = 25,660,800 (total seconds this year)

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Add all values to get the total amount of seconds.

1,229,904,000 + 864,000 + 25,660,800 = 1,256,428,800 (total seconds of how old is Vickie)

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