At a fruit stall, 300 pomegranates were sold in the morning and ⁵₈ of the remaining pomegranates were sold in the afternoon. As a result, the number of pomegranates left became ¹₆ of the total number of pomegranates at first. Given that the pomegranates were sold at $4.50 in packs of five pomegranates, how much did the fruit stall receive from the sale of the pomegranates in the afternoon?
Fraction of the remaining pomegranates left
= 1 - ⁵₈
= ³₈

Make numerators the same.
³₈ of remaining pomegranates = ¹₆ of total pomegranates
³₈ of remaining pomegranates = ³₁₈ of total pomegranates

18 u - 8 u = 300
10 u = 300
1 u = 300 ÷ 10 = 30

Number of pomegranates sold in the afternoon
= 5 u
= 5 x 30
= 150

Number of packs of five pomegranates sold in the afternoon
= 150 ÷ 5
= 30

Amount received for pomegranates sold in the afternoon
= 30 x 4.50
= $135

Answer(s): $135