Hazel bought 22 persimmons and 10 mangosteens on Saturday. Each day, she ate 4 persimmons and 1 mangosteen. She started eating her fruits on Sunday.

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

	Persimmons	Mangosteens
Before	22	10
Change	- 4 u	- 1 u
After	22 - 4 u	10 - 1 u

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

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

22 - 4 u = 10 - 1 u
4 u - 1 u = 22 - 10
3 u = 12

1 u = 12 ÷ 3 = 4

Hazel ate for 4 days from Sunday onwards.  At the end of Wednesday, there would be an equal number of persimmons and mangosteens left.

(b)
Number of days from Sunday to Thursday = 5

Number of persimmons left on Thursday
= 22 - (4 x 5)
= 22 - 20
= 2

Number of mangosteens left on Thursday
= 10 - (1 x 5)
= 10 - 5
= 5

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

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