Final answer:
The correct answer is (c) 13 days, which is calculated by including both the departure and return dates and counting every day inclusive from June 26th to July 8th.
Step-by-step explanation:
To calculate the number of days the family was away on holiday, we need to count all the days from the day of departure to the day of return. The family left on the 26th of June and returned on the 8th of July. In this calculation, we include both the first and last day of the trip.
If the family left on the 26th of June, the first day of the trip is June 26th. If they returned on July 8th, the last day of the trip is July 8th. We simply count all the days including both the start and end dates.
- June 26 (day 1)
- June 27 (day 2)
- June 28 (day 3)
- June 29 (day 4)
- June 30 (day 5)
- July 1 (day 6)
- July 2 (day 7)
- July 3 (day 8)
- July 4 (day 9)
- July 5 (day 10)
- July 6 (day 11)
- July 7 (day 12)
- July 8 (day 13)
By counting each day, we can see that there are a total of 13 days that the family was away on holiday. Therefore, the correct answer is (c) 13 days.