Penelope bought 26 kiwis and 11 persimmons on Wednesday. Each day, she ate 4 kiwis and 1 persimmon. She started eating her fruits on Thursday.

1. At the end of which day would there be an equal number of kiwis and persimmons left? Give your answer in the following format. (Eg Monday)
2. How many more persimmons than kiwis were there on Tuesday?

	Kiwis	Persimmons
Before	26	11
Change	- 4 u	- 1 u
After	26 - 4 u	11 - 1 u

(a)
Let the number of days be 1 u.

The number of persimmons and kiwis in the end is equal.

26 - 4 u = 11 - 1 u
4 u - 1 u = 26 - 11
3 u = 15

1 u = 15 ÷ 3 = 5

Penelope ate for 5 days from Thursday onwards.  At the end of Monday, there would be an equal number of kiwis and persimmons left.

(b)
Number of days from Thursday to Tuesday = 6

Number of kiwis left on Tuesday
= 26 - (4 x 6)
= 26 - 24
= 2

Number of persimmons left on Tuesday
= 11 - (1 x 6)
= 11 - 6
= 5

Number of persimmons more than kiwis
= 5 - 2
= 3

Answer(s): (a) Monday; (b) 3