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Conception Date worksheet
Grades 4–5
Calcapedia Solve each problem and show your work. Round answers to 2 decimal places where needed.
- 1.
Problem 1. - Calculate: Conception from last period
- First day of last period: Oct 14, 2024
- Average cycle length: 38 days
- Window either side: 3 days
Find: Estimated conception date
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- 2.
Problem 2. - Calculate: Conception from last period
- First day of last period: Nov 7, 2025
- Average cycle length: 21 days
- Window either side: 2 days
Find: Estimated conception date
Answer
- 3.
Problem 3. - Calculate: Conception from due date
- Estimated due date: Oct 10, 2025
- Window either side: 3 days
Find: Estimated conception date
Answer
- 4.
Problem 4. - Calculate: Conception from due date
- Estimated due date: Oct 21, 2025
- Window either side: 4 days
Find: Estimated conception date
Answer
- 5.
Problem 5. - Calculate: Due date from conception
- Conception date: Oct 25, 2025
Find: Estimated due date
Answer
- 6.
Problem 6. - Calculate: Due date from conception
- Conception date: Jan 1, 2027
Find: Estimated due date
Answer
- 7.
Problem 7. - Calculate: Conception from due date
- Estimated due date: Jan 6, 2027
- Window either side: 2 days
Find: Estimated conception date
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Problem 8. - Calculate: Conception from due date
- Estimated due date: Dec 12, 2026
- Window either side: 2 days
Find: Estimated conception date
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Problem 9. - Calculate: Conception from last period
- First day of last period: Sep 5, 2026
- Average cycle length: 32 days
- Window either side: 4 days
Find: Estimated conception date
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Problem 10. - Calculate: Due date from conception
- Conception date: Nov 1, 2026
Find: Estimated due date
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Answer key: Conception Date worksheet
Calcapedia 1. Estimated conception date: Thursday, Nov 7, 2024
Ovulation is usually about 14 days before your next period. So take 14 from your cycle length
Count that many days on from the first day of your last period
Add 266 days to that to find the matching due date
Add 3 days on each side for a likely window, since the exact day can't be known
2. Estimated conception date: Friday, Nov 14, 2025
Ovulation is usually about 14 days before your next period. So take 14 from your cycle length
Count that many days on from the first day of your last period
Add 266 days to that to find the matching due date
Add 2 days on each side for a likely window, since the exact day can't be known
3. Estimated conception date: Friday, Jan 17, 2025
A due date is 280 days after the last period. Conception is about 14 days in, so it's 266 days before the due date
Count back 266 days from the due date
Add 3 days on each side for a likely window, since the exact day can't be known
4. Estimated conception date: Tuesday, Jan 28, 2025
A due date is 280 days after the last period. Conception is about 14 days in, so it's 266 days before the due date
Count back 266 days from the due date
Add 4 days on each side for a likely window, since the exact day can't be known
5. Estimated due date: Saturday, Jul 18, 2026
Pregnancy is counted as 280 days from the last period. Conception is about 14 days in, which leaves 266 days
Add those 266 days to the conception date to reach the due date
Count back 14 days to find the start date that pregnancy weeks are counted from
6. Estimated due date: Friday, Sep 24, 2027
Pregnancy is counted as 280 days from the last period. Conception is about 14 days in, which leaves 266 days
Add those 266 days to the conception date to reach the due date
Count back 14 days to find the start date that pregnancy weeks are counted from
7. Estimated conception date: Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026
A due date is 280 days after the last period. Conception is about 14 days in, so it's 266 days before the due date
Count back 266 days from the due date
Add 2 days on each side for a likely window, since the exact day can't be known
8. Estimated conception date: Saturday, Mar 21, 2026
A due date is 280 days after the last period. Conception is about 14 days in, so it's 266 days before the due date
Count back 266 days from the due date
Add 2 days on each side for a likely window, since the exact day can't be known
9. Estimated conception date: Wednesday, Sep 23, 2026
Ovulation is usually about 14 days before your next period. So take 14 from your cycle length
Count that many days on from the first day of your last period
Add 266 days to that to find the matching due date
Add 4 days on each side for a likely window, since the exact day can't be known
10. Estimated due date: Sunday, Jul 25, 2027
Pregnancy is counted as 280 days from the last period. Conception is about 14 days in, which leaves 266 days
Add those 266 days to the conception date to reach the due date
Count back 14 days to find the start date that pregnancy weeks are counted from