The pepper plant has 2/3 as many fruits on it as the tomato plant has. The tomato plant has 9 fruits on it. How many fruits does the pepper plant have on it?

The pepper plant has 15 fruits on it.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the tomato plant have x plants. Let the pepper plant have y plants. Since the pepper plant has 2/3 more fruits on it than the tomato plant, we have that y - x = 2x/3

collecting like terms,

y = 2x/3 + x

The above is the number of plants the pepper plant has.

y = 2x/3 + x

y = (2x + 3x)/3

y = 5x/3

Since x = number of fruits on tomato plant = 9, then

y = 5x/3

y = 5(9)/3

y = 5 × 3

y = 15

Since y = number of fruits on pepper plant = 15

So, the pepper plant has 15 fruits on it.

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