Question
In a kiosk, 65% of the number of vegetables sold were ginger and the rest were potatoes. Each ginger cost 50¢ and each potato cost 10¢ less than the cost of each ginger. Given that $251.10 was collected from the sale of the vegetables,
  1. How many ginger were sold?
  2. How much was collected from the sale of the potatoes only?
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In a kiosk, 65% of the number of vegetables sold were ginger and the rest were potatoes. Each ginger cost 50¢ and each potato cost 10¢ less than the cost of each ginger. Given that $251.10 was collected from the sale of the vegetables,
  1. How many ginger were sold?
  2. How much was collected from the sale of the potatoes only?