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List unsubmitted card charges and mark those over 30 days

  • For Accountants
  • You practice Setting limits and rules
  • Time about 5 minutes
  • Level Beginner

About this exercise

You're following up on unsubmitted card expense reports as of Nov 6, 2026. Write a prompt for a markdown table with columns Employee, Amount, Days and Status, one row per employee in the listed order. Days counts from the charge date to Nov 6. Status is exactly Over 30 or Within 30 (more than 30 days is Over 30). After the table add "Over 30 total:" with the sum shown. Under 80 words.

Common mistakes when you ask AI for this

  • Marking day 30 as late. The AI marks Dee Over 30. Try: Say: "More than 30 days is Over 30; exactly 30 is Within 30."
  • Day-count errors. The AI miscounts across September and October. Try: Add: "Days = whole days from the charge date to Nov 6."
  • Missing total. The AI skips the last line. Try: Add: "Last line: Over 30 total with the sum shown."
  • Trusting Bea's plan. The AI removes Bea from the list. Try: Add: "List every employee in the listed order."
  • Trusting the AI to count words. AI is bad at counting and runs past word limits. Try: Ask for fewer words than the real cap and keep each part short.

What a strong prompt includes

  • Names the columns
  • Sets the threshold
  • Asks for the total
  • Counts to Nov 6
  • Caps length

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