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?

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

----> 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

----> equation B

substitute equation A in equation B

solve for y

Find the value of x

therefore

Mon put on the table

b) 36

step-by-step explanation:

18 times 2 is 36