Solution: Make a plan to eat X walnuts every day. * * * There are Y walnuts, according to the meaning of the question.

Y/(x+ 1)+2 = y/x... 1.

(x- 1) y/x+ 14 = y...2 formula

1 x 7/y MINUS 2 x 1/y

7/(x+ 1)-(x- 1)/x = 7/x- 1

The solution is x=6 y=84.

There are 84 walnuts in this basket.