Question

13. Ryan is on diet. His dietician suggested him to eat a fruit portion for breakfast. To make it easy Ryan formed a schedule which includes eating his favorite fruits in the indicated pattern: 2 consecutive days of cantaloupe, 1 day apple, 1 day banana, 2 consecutive days of honeydew melon, 1 day pear, and 1 day peach. If he repeats the pattern over a 30 day period, on how many days does he eat cantaloupe. Which fruit does he eat on the 30th day?

Answer 1

Explanation:

C C A B H H P P₁ is 8 days

three cycles will cover 24 days so will 6 days into his fourth cycle on day 30

Cantaloupe is eaten 4cycles(2C/cycle) = 8 times

Honeydew Mellon is eaten on day 30

C C A B H H P P₁

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30

Answer 2

fruits in the indicated pattern: 2 consecutive days of cantaloupe, 1 day apple, 1 day banana, 2 consecutive days of honeydew melon, 1 day pear, and 1 day peach. If he repeats the pattern over a 30 day period, on how many days does he eat cantaloupe. Which fruit does he eat on the 30th day