Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
A full pregnancy lasts days, counted from the first day of the last menstruation. Three babies are born early.
The inner cell mass forms three germ layers. The ectoderm forms the skin and the nervous system. The mesoderm forms the muscles, the skeleton, the heart and the blood. The endoderm forms the lining of the gut and organs such as the liver. The heart forms after one month. A full pregnancy lasts days, or weeks, from the first day of the last menstruation. The expected date is the date of the last menstruation plus days.
Have you tried it?
Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Given. Full pregnancy: days.
Plan. Find the days of each birth, then take them away from .
Step 1. Baby A. days. days early.
Step 2. Baby B. days. days early.
Step 3. Baby C. days. days early.
Answer: days; days; days.
Check. The baby born at the latest week is the least early, as it should be.
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