Question

The butter has a manufacturing and expiry dates as 05/02/2022 and 04/08/2022, respectively. How long could the butter be consumed?
[ 2 marks ]

Answer 1

Solution:

Manufacturing date = 05/02/2022
Expiry date = 04/08/2022
In 2022, February has 28 days
[ 0.5 marks ]
Days remaining in February = 23 days
In March = 31 days
In April = 30 days
In May = 31 days
In June = 30 days
In July = 31 days
From 1st August 2022 to 4th August 2022 = 4 days
[ 1 mark ]
Total days = 23+31+30+31+30+31+4 = 180 days

The butter can be consumed for 180 days. [ 0.5 marks ]