Correct or Incorrect statement?

[Long Journey]

"Malcolm went abroad for 43 days from September 3rd to October 15th."

Answer says it's correct, but it is 42 days surely?

[doodles]

Not if you include both 3rd September and 15th October:

3-30th September =28days
1-15th October = 15days

Total 43days.

[Long Journey]

Do you include it though? Like three days from Monday would be Thursday isn't it, not Wednesday.

[Looking for help]

Presumably though he went on the 3rd and returned on the 15th, so you would include those days.

[starmum2000]

You would have to include both the dates - if you booked your annual leave I think you'd have to count them !

[Long Journey]

Now that makes it clear starmum! Thank you everyone.

[Elizabeth]

It is a very ambiguous question.
In the Uk, we would count it as 42 days.

In Asia, they would count it as 43 (as I learnt when renting an apartment!)

Was this a multiple choice question?
If so, I think it would have been awful if two of the options were 42 and 43.
However, I think there would have to be some leniency as like I said at the start, it
is an ambiguous unfair question. I would be very surprised if something like this
came up in the exam.

[doodles]

Hi Elizabeth, interested why you say it would be 42 days in the UK. I automatically worked to 43 'cos as somebody said if you booked annual leave to cover the holiday you would need to book 43.

Not picking an argument (honest) just interested.

[Long Journey]

Was this a multiple choice question?

No, it is from Athey Test Pack 5 (standard format) Paper 1. Question number 29. Place a [tick] in the box if the statement is correct and a [cross] if it is not correct.

[Elizabeth]

Because, if you are going on holiday, you generally go for example from Saturday to Saturday (or whatever day) and tell people you are going for a week. And a week is seven days. Or a fortnight (14 days) even though the amount of time covered is 15 days.