Question

Mom put plums and apples onto a plate. The ratio of the number of plums to the number of apples was 3:2. How many fruit did mom put on the plate, if after Ed took 6 plums from the plate, the number of plums remaining on the plate became the same as the number of apples?

Answer 1

Answer:

30

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

30 fruits

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

x ----> number of plums on the plate

y ----> number of apples on the plate

we know that

The ratio of the number of plums to the number of apples was 3:2

so

$\frac{x}{y} =\frac{3}{2}$

$x=1.5y$ ----> equation A

After Ed took 6 plums from the plate, the number of plums remaining on the plate became the same as the number of apples

so

$x-6=y$ ----> equation B

substitute equation A in equation B

$1.5y-6=y$

solve for y

$1.5y-y=6\\0.5y=6\\y=12$

Find the value of x

$x=1.5(12)=18$

therefore

Mon put on the table

$x+y=18+12=30\ fruits$