Question
In a supermarket, 75% of the number of vegetables sold were carrots and the rest were potatoes. Each carrot cost 50¢ and each potato cost 20¢ less than the cost of each carrot. Given that $277.20 was collected from the sale of the vegetables,
  1. How many carrots were sold?
  2. How much was collected from the sale of the potatoes only?
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In a supermarket, 75% of the number of vegetables sold were carrots and the rest were potatoes. Each carrot cost 50¢ and each potato cost 20¢ less than the cost of each carrot. Given that $277.20 was collected from the sale of the vegetables,
  1. How many carrots were sold?
  2. How much was collected from the sale of the potatoes only?