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Anonymous A
on Dec 01, 2019
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Number of weeks in a year

Why do you use 50 weeks in a year instead of 52 weeks?

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on Dec 01, 2019
McKinsey | NASA | top 10 FT MBA professor for consulting interviews | 6+ years of coaching

Hi,

it's an approximation. You can always ask to the interviewer if you can assume 50 to simplify the calculations 

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Antonello

Vlad
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on Dec 02, 2019
McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School

Hi,

You should always better check with the interviewer

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Deniz
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on Dec 07, 2019
5+ Years at BCG & Kearney Dubai & Istanbul | 600+ Trainees | 900K+ YouTube Views

Hi,

Solely for practicality reasons. 50 is an easier number to work with, compared to 52.

Best,

Deniz

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