{"id":"life-sb-elder-care-cost-compare","audience":"small-business","category":"everyday-life","track":"life","technique":"examples","title":"Compare a home aide and an adult day program by month","free":false,"task":"Your dad needs daytime company 3 days a week (12 days a month) while you run your shop. Get exactly 3 numbered lines in plain text, under 80 words: 1. the home aide's monthly cost with the math, using the agency's new rate; 2. the day program's monthly cost with the math, including transport; 3. which costs less per month and by how much. No advice. Write a prompt that gets you exactly that.","materialLabel":"The two quotes (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"OPTION 1 - BRIGHTER DAYS HOME CARE (fictional agency)\nCompanion aide at home: $28 per hour\nMinimum visit: 4 hours\nDad would need 6 hours a day (9 AM - 3 PM)\n\nAGENCY EMAIL (Nov 4): \"Starting December 1, our companion rate will be $30 per hour.\"\n\nOPTION 2 - MAPLE GROVE ADULT DAY CENTER (fictional)\nDaily rate: $95 (9 AM - 3 PM, includes lunch and activities)\nDoor-to-door van: $15 per day, round trip\n\nOUR PLAN\n- 3 days a week = 12 days a month\n- Starting December\n- My brother thinks the day center is \"obviously cheaper.\" Not sure.\n- Dad likes the idea of the center's card games.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":3},{"type":"maxWords","max":80},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Using the old rate","why":"The AI uses $28 and misses the agency's December rate.","fix":"Add: \"Use the new $30 rate from December 1.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Forgetting transport","why":"The AI compares the $95 daily rate and leaves out the van.","fix":"Add: \"Include the $15 van each day.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"No math shown","why":"The AI gives totals with no working, so you can't check them.","fix":"Show it: \"1. Aide: $30 x 6 hours x 12 days = $2,160\".","checks":["r0","numberedItems"]},{"title":"Getting advice","why":"The AI weighs pros and cons and nudges you toward one option.","fix":"Add: \"The last line only says which costs less and by how much. No advice.\"","checks":["r2","plainText"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for \"under 80 words\" and it often lands well over.","fix":"Cap each part: \"each line under 20 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Uses the new rate","patterns":["\\$?30","new rate","dec(ember)? 1"]},{"label":"Includes transport","patterns":["van","transport","\\$?15"]},{"label":"Shows the math","patterns":["show.{0,15}(math|work)","x\\s*12","x\\s*6"]},{"label":"Sets the number of lines","patterns":["\\b(3|three)\\b.{0,20}(lines?|numbered|items?|steps?)"]},{"label":"Sets a word limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","word (limit|count)"]}],"hint":"Tell the AI the hours, days and every cost to count, which rate is current, and show it one line of math.","rubricLabels":["Line 1 gives the home aide as $2,160 a month using the new $30 rate ($30 x 6 hours x 12 days), not $2,016","Line 2 gives the day center as $1,320 a month including the van ($95 + $15 = $110 x 12)","Line 3 says the day center costs $840 less per month, and the answer gives no advice beyond the numbers"]}