Question
In a shop, 55% of the number of vegetables sold were onions and the rest were yams. Each onion cost 25¢ and each yam cost 10¢ less than the cost of each onion. Given that $217.30 was collected from the sale of the vegetables,
  1. How many onions were sold?
  2. How much was collected from the sale of the yams only?
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In a shop, 55% of the number of vegetables sold were onions and the rest were yams. Each onion cost 25¢ and each yam cost 10¢ less than the cost of each onion. Given that $217.30 was collected from the sale of the vegetables,
  1. How many onions were sold?
  2. How much was collected from the sale of the yams only?