Anna bought 24 chikoos and 12 persimmons on Tuesday. Each day, she ate 4 chikoos and 1 persimmon. She started eating her fruits on Wednesday.

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

	Chikoos	Persimmons
Before	24	12
Change	- 4 u	- 1 u
After	24 - 4 u	12 - 1 u

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

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

24 - 4 u = 12 - 1 u
4 u - 1 u = 24 - 12
3 u = 12

1 u = 12 ÷ 3 = 4

Anna ate for 4 days from Wednesday onwards.  At the end of Saturday, there would be an equal number of chikoos and persimmons left.

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

Number of chikoos left on Sunday
= 24 - (4 x 5)
= 24 - 20
= 4

Number of persimmons left on Sunday
= 12 - (1 x 5)
= 12 - 5
= 7

Number of persimmons more than chikoos
= 7 - 4
= 3

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