Question
In a shop, 75% of the number of vegetables sold were turnips and the rest were carrots. Each turnip cost 25¢ and each carrot cost 20¢ less than the cost of each turnip. Given that $276.80 was collected from the sale of the vegetables,
  1. How many turnips were sold?
  2. How much was collected from the sale of the carrots only?
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In a shop, 75% of the number of vegetables sold were turnips and the rest were carrots. Each turnip cost 25¢ and each carrot cost 20¢ less than the cost of each turnip. Given that $276.80 was collected from the sale of the vegetables,
  1. How many turnips were sold?
  2. How much was collected from the sale of the carrots only?