Question
In a kiosk, 60% of the number of vegetables sold were turnips and the rest were beets. Each turnip cost 50¢ and each beet cost 10¢ less than the cost of each turnip. Given that $218.50 was collected from the sale of the vegetables,
  1. How many turnips were sold?
  2. How much was collected from the sale of the beets only?
4 m
(a)

Click button first when a symbol is required. X

(b)

Click button first when a symbol is required. X

In a kiosk, 60% of the number of vegetables sold were turnips and the rest were beets. Each turnip cost 50¢ and each beet cost 10¢ less than the cost of each turnip. Given that $218.50 was collected from the sale of the vegetables,
  1. How many turnips were sold?
  2. How much was collected from the sale of the beets only?