Question

will give braniliest....... 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 there number of plums on the plate became the same as the number of apples?

Answer 1

There would be 18 plums and 12 apples. Or, 18:12. If Ed ate 6 plums, then the ratio is 12:12
So she would have put 30 fruits (18 plums and 12 apples) on the plate
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