Question
In a shop, 60% of the number of vegetables sold were onions and the rest were carrots. Each onion cost 25¢ and each carrot cost 10¢ less than the cost of each onion. Given that $176.40 was collected from the sale of the vegetables,
  1. How many onions were sold?
  2. How much was collected from the sale of the carrots only?
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In a shop, 60% of the number of vegetables sold were onions and the rest were carrots. Each onion cost 25¢ and each carrot cost 10¢ less than the cost of each onion. Given that $176.40 was collected from the sale of the vegetables,
  1. How many onions were sold?
  2. How much was collected from the sale of the carrots only?