Xylia bought 29 persimmons and 14 pomegranates on Saturday. Each day, she ate 4 persimmons and 1 pomegranate. She started eating her fruits on Sunday.

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

	Persimmons	Pomegranates
Before	29	14
Change	- 4 u	- 1 u
After	29 - 4 u	14 - 1 u

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

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

29 - 4 u = 14 - 1 u
4 u - 1 u = 29 - 14
3 u = 15

1 u = 15 ÷ 3 = 5

Xylia ate for 5 days from Sunday onwards.  At the end of Thursday, there would be an equal number of persimmons and pomegranates left.

(b)
Number of days from Sunday to Friday = 6

Number of persimmons left on Friday
= 29 - (4 x 6)
= 29 - 24
= 5

Number of pomegranates left on Friday
= 14 - (1 x 6)
= 14 - 6
= 8

Number of pomegranates more than persimmons
= 8 - 5
= 3

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