Victoria bought 28 pears and 18 pomegranates on Sunday. Each day, she ate 3 pears and 1 pomegranate. She started eating her fruits on Monday.

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

	Pears	Pomegranates
Before	28	18
Change	- 3 u	- 1 u
After	28 - 3 u	18 - 1 u

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

The number of pomegranates and pears in the end is equal.

28 - 3 u = 18 - 1 u
3 u - 1 u = 28 - 18
2 u = 10

1 u = 10 ÷ 2 = 5

Victoria ate for 5 days from Monday onwards.  At the end of Friday, there would be an equal number of pears and pomegranates left.

(b)
Number of days from Monday to Saturday = 6

Number of pears left on Saturday
= 28 - (3 x 6)
= 28 - 18
= 10

Number of pomegranates left on Saturday
= 18 - (1 x 6)
= 18 - 6
= 12

Number of pomegranates more than pears
= 12 - 10
= 2

Answer(s): (a) Friday; (b) 2