Why are there 52 weeks in a year and not 48 weeks given that there are only 4 weeks per month (4 x 12 = 48)? A year is 365 days long, but because a solar year (the time it takes for the Earth to orbit the sun) is slightly longer than 365 days, an extra day is added to the calendar every four years to account for this discrepancy. This extra day is added to February, making it 29 days long during a leap year. This system of 365 days and leap years results in 52 weeks per year, not 48. Convert years into weeks Why are there 52 weeks in a year and not 48 weeks given that there are only 4 weeks per month (4 x 12 = 48)? A year is traditionally defined as the time it takes for the Earth to orbit the sun, which is approximately 365.24 days. However, the calendar year we use is 365 days, with an extra day added every four years to account for the slight discrepancy between the solar year and the calendar year. This extra day is added...