Final answer:
Parker will be 4,443 days old on February 29, 2020. This calculation includes leap years, where Parker can celebrate his actual birthday on February 29, and regular years of 365 days.
Step-by-step explanation:
The question is about calculating how many days old Parker will be on his actual birthday, February 29, 2020, given that he was born on February 29, 2008. Since Parker was born on a leap day, we must consider leap years when calculating his age in days. To determine this, we will count the total number of days for each year between 2008 and 2020, taking into account leap years.
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- First, observe that Parker can only celebrate his birthday on February 29, which occurs in a leap year. Leap years occur almost every four years.
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- Leap years between 2008 and 2020 are: 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020.
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- For each non-leap year, there are 365 days, and for each leap year, there are 366 days.
Now, let's calculate the number of days:
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- From February 29, 2008, to February 28, 2009: 366 days (2008 is a leap year)
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- For the years 2009, 2010, and 2011 (3 non-leap years): 3 years * 365 days/year = 1,095 days
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- For 2012, a leap year: 366 days
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- For 2013, 2014, and 2015 (3 non-leap years): 3 years * 365 days/year = 1,095 days
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- For 2016, a leap year: 366 days
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- For 2017, 2018, and 2019 (3 non-leap years): 3 years * 365 days/year = 1,095 days
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- And finally, for the year 2020 up to February 29: 60 days (January has 31 days and February has 29 days in a leap year)
Add the total number of days:
366 + 1,095 + 366 + 1,095 + 366 + 1,095 + 60 = 4,443 days
Therefore, Parker will be 4,443 days old on February 29, 2020.