diff --git a/exercises/practice/leap/.docs/instructions.md b/exercises/practice/leap/.docs/instructions.md index 3398806..b14f856 100644 --- a/exercises/practice/leap/.docs/instructions.md +++ b/exercises/practice/leap/.docs/instructions.md @@ -1,24 +1,3 @@ -# Description +# Instructions -Given a year, report if it is a leap year. - -The tricky thing here is that a leap year in the Gregorian calendar occurs: - -```text -on every year that is evenly divisible by 4 - except every year that is evenly divisible by 100 - unless the year is also evenly divisible by 400 -``` - -For example, 1997 is not a leap year, but 1996 is. 1900 is not a leap -year, but 2000 is. - -## Notes - -Though our exercise adopts some very simple rules, there is more to -learn! - -For a delightful four minute explanation of the whole leap year -phenomenon, go watch [this youtube video][video]. - -[video]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX96xng7sAE \ No newline at end of file +Your task is to determine whether a given year is a leap year. diff --git a/exercises/practice/leap/.docs/introduction.md b/exercises/practice/leap/.docs/introduction.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4ffd2da --- /dev/null +++ b/exercises/practice/leap/.docs/introduction.md @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +# Introduction + +A leap year (in the Gregorian calendar) occurs: + +- In every year that is evenly divisible by 4. +- Unless the year is evenly divisible by 100, in which case it's only a leap year if the year is also evenly divisible by 400. + +Some examples: + +- 1997 was not a leap year as it's not divisible by 4. +- 1900 was not a leap year as it's not divisible by 400. +- 2000 was a leap year! + +~~~~exercism/note +For a delightful, four-minute explanation of the whole phenomenon of leap years, check out [this YouTube video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX96xng7sAE). +~~~~