Question
In a stall, 75% of the number of vegetables sold were yams and the rest were ginger. Each yam cost 50¢ and each ginger cost 20¢ less than the cost of each yam. Given that $275.40 was collected from the sale of the vegetables,
  1. How many yams were sold?
  2. How much was collected from the sale of the ginger only?
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In a stall, 75% of the number of vegetables sold were yams and the rest were ginger. Each yam cost 50¢ and each ginger cost 20¢ less than the cost of each yam. Given that $275.40 was collected from the sale of the vegetables,
  1. How many yams were sold?
  2. How much was collected from the sale of the ginger only?