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Read monthly calendars, locate weekdays and dates, and count elapsed days including across a month boundary.
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Read monthly calendars, locate weekdays and dates, and count elapsed days including across a month boundary.
Read monthly calendars, locate weekdays and dates, and count elapsed days including across a month boundary.
Example 1
A visit is on 3 June and a picnic is on 7 June. How many days after the visit is the picnic?
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Answer: 4
- Count the daily steps after the visit date up to the picnic date.
- 7−3=4 days; the starting date is not an extra elapsed day.
Example 2
June has 30 days. A camp starts on 27 June and ends on 4 July. How many days after the start does it end?
Monthly calendarShow worked answer
Answer: 7
- From 27 June to 30 June is 3 days.
- Then count 4 more days into July: 3+4=7 days.
Example 3
A visit is on 8 June and a picnic is on 14 June. How many days after the visit is the picnic?
Monthly calendarShow worked answer
Answer: 6
- Count the daily steps after the visit date up to the picnic date.
- 14−8=6 days; the starting date is not an extra elapsed day.
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