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TODAY IS JAN 1 AND HIS BIRTHDAY IS ON DEC 31. HE WAS 32, THEN TURNED 33 ON DEC 31, AND THIS YEAR ON DEC 31 HE'LL TURN 34, SO NEXT YEAR HE'LL BE 35 HIS BIRTHDAY IS ON DECEMBER 31. HE MADE THE STATEMENT ON JANUARY 1. ON THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY (DECEMBER 30) HE WAS 25. HE TURNED 26 ON DECEMBER 31. THAT YEAR, HE WOULD TURN 27, SO THE "NEXT YEAR" HE WOULD TURN 28 JOHN'S BIRTHDAY IS ON DECEMBER 31. TODAY IS JANUARY 1ST AND THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY IS DECEMBER 30. SO, THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY, JOHN WAS 17. YESTERDAY, HE TURNED 18. THIS YEAR, HE WILL TURN 19 AND NEXT YEAR, HE WILL TURN 20 THE STUDENT IS DOUBLE COUNTING A LOT OF THE DAYS. A LOT OF THE TIME SPENT SLEEPING, EATING, AND RELAXING OCCURS DURING WEEKENDS AND THE SUMMER. WEEKENDS ALSO OCCUR DURING THE SUMMER, SO ALL OF THESE HOURS ARE GETTING COUNTED SEVERAL TIMES. AND, SCHOOL IS NOT AN ALL DAY AFFAIR. SO THE 4 DAYS ACTUALLY REPRESENTS MORE DAYS OF SCHOOL. IF SCHOOL IS 6 HOURS PER DAY, THOSE FOUR DAYS REPRESENTS 16 DAYS OF SCHOOL