A contractor is required to submit as-built drawings within 30 days of substantial completion. The project achieved substantial completion on March 15th. If the contractor submits the as-builts on April 16th, how many days late is the submission?
Correct Answer
B) 2 days
30 days from March 15th is April 14th (March has 31 days, so 31-15=16 days remaining in March, plus 14 days in April). Submitting on April 16th is 2 days late (16-14=2).
Why This Is the Correct Answer
The contractor has 30 days from March 15th to submit as-built drawings. Counting from March 15th: 16 remaining days in March (31-15=16) plus 14 days in April equals April 14th as the deadline. Since the contractor submitted on April 16th, they are 2 days late (April 16th - April 14th = 2 days). This calculation properly accounts for the exact number of days in March and the specific deadline date.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: 32 days
32 days incorrectly assumes the submission date (April 16th) minus the start date (March 15th) equals the number of days late. This calculation ignores that the contractor had a 30-day window and confuses the total elapsed time with the actual lateness period.
Option C: 1 day
1 day incorrectly calculates the lateness period. While the deadline is April 14th and submission was April 16th, the difference is 2 full days, not 1. This error likely comes from miscounting the days between April 14th and April 16th.
Option D: 16 days
16 days confuses the submission date (April 16th) with the number of days late. This appears to be taking the day of the month (16th) rather than calculating the actual difference between the deadline date and submission date.
Memory Technique
Remember 'Deadline Plus Days = Late': First find the exact deadline date by counting forward, then count forward again from deadline to submission date to find lateness.
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