Opal bought 15 pomegranates and 9 passion fruits on Saturday. Each day, she ate 3 pomegranates and 1 passion fruit. She started eating her fruits on Sunday.

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

	Pomegranates	Passion Fruits
Before	15	9
Change	- 3 u	- 1 u
After	15 - 3 u	9 - 1 u

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

The number of passion fruits and pomegranates in the end is equal.

15 - 3 u = 9 - 1 u
3 u - 1 u = 15 - 9
2 u = 6

1 u = 6 ÷ 2 = 3

Opal ate for 3 days from Sunday onwards.  At the end of Tuesday, there would be an equal number of pomegranates and passion fruits left.

(b)
Number of days from Sunday to Wednesday = 4

Number of pomegranates left on Wednesday
= 15 - (3 x 4)
= 15 - 12
= 3

Number of passion fruits left on Wednesday
= 9 - (1 x 4)
= 9 - 4
= 5

Number of passion fruits more than pomegranates
= 5 - 3
= 2

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