Peaches Today, Peaches Tomorrow Poster
Problem
Student Solutions
$$\frac{11}{15},\frac56,\frac34, \frac12, \frac35, \frac14$$
Why?
Starting from the beginning
Start with a denominator which can divide 75 without a remainder. The options are $\frac{11}{15}$ or $\frac35.$ Here you have to choose one and see if it works. This tree shows all of the possibilities:
Starting from the end
On the last day, the fraction he wants to keep needs to be $\frac12$ or $\frac14$, or a fraction with the numerator as 2. This is because the number of peaches has to be 2 (because he eats 1), but if the numerator is larger than 2, then there will be more than 2 peaches.
This tree shows the possibilities working from the end:
