Question
In a shop, 60% of the number of vegetables sold were carrots and the rest were beets. Each carrot cost 25¢ and each beet cost 20¢ less than the cost of each carrot. Given that $258.40 was collected from the sale of the vegetables,
  1. How many carrots were sold?
  2. How much was collected from the sale of the beets only?
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In a shop, 60% of the number of vegetables sold were carrots and the rest were beets. Each carrot cost 25¢ and each beet cost 20¢ less than the cost of each carrot. Given that $258.40 was collected from the sale of the vegetables,
  1. How many carrots were sold?
  2. How much was collected from the sale of the beets only?