At a fruit stall, 232 pears were sold in the morning and ⁵₈ of the remaining pears were sold in the afternoon. As a result, the number of pears left became ¹₄ of the total number of pears at first. Given that the pears were sold at $4.50 in packs of five pears, how much did the fruit stall receive from the sale of the pears in the afternoon?
Fraction of the remaining pears left
= 1 - ⁵₈
= ³₈

Make numerators the same.
³₈ of remaining pears = ¹₄ of total pears
³₈ of remaining pears = ³₁₂ of total pears

12 u - 8 u = 232
4 u = 232
1 u = 232 ÷ 4 = 58

Number of pears sold in the afternoon
= 5 u
= 5 x 58
= 290

Number of packs of five pears sold in the afternoon
= 290 ÷ 5
= 58

Amount received for pears sold in the afternoon
= 58 x 4.50
= $261

Answer(s): $261