Question
In a supermarket, 65% of the number of vegetables sold were potatoes and the rest were onions. Each potato cost 50¢ and each onion cost 20¢ less than the cost of each potato. Given that $197.80 was collected from the sale of the vegetables,
  1. How many potatoes were sold?
  2. How much was collected from the sale of the onions only?
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In a supermarket, 65% of the number of vegetables sold were potatoes and the rest were onions. Each potato cost 50¢ and each onion cost 20¢ less than the cost of each potato. Given that $197.80 was collected from the sale of the vegetables,
  1. How many potatoes were sold?
  2. How much was collected from the sale of the onions only?