Question
In a kiosk, 60% of the number of vegetables sold were potatoes and the rest were ginger. Each potato cost 25¢ and each ginger cost 20¢ less than the cost of each potato. Given that $246.50 was collected from the sale of the vegetables,
  1. How many potatoes were sold?
  2. How much was collected from the sale of the ginger only?
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In a kiosk, 60% of the number of vegetables sold were potatoes and the rest were ginger. Each potato cost 25¢ and each ginger cost 20¢ less than the cost of each potato. Given that $246.50 was collected from the sale of the vegetables,
  1. How many potatoes were sold?
  2. How much was collected from the sale of the ginger only?