A stall was selling flowers. ¹₅ of the earnings are from the sale of 12 tulips and 14 daisies. Of the rest of the earnings, ²₃ are from the sale of tulips and ¹₃ are from the sale of daisies. Each daisy costs thrice as much as each tulip. How many flowers were sold?

12 tulips and 14 daisies	Rest of the earnings		Total earnings
1x3	4x3
	Roses	Carnations
	2x4	1x4
3	8	4	15

Fraction of the earnings left after the sale of 12 tulips and 14 daisies
= 1 - ¹₅
= ⁴₅ 

The rest of the earnings is repeated. LCM of 4 and 3 is 12.

Cost of 1 tulip = 1 u
Cost of 1 daisy = 3 u

Cost of 12 tulips = 12 x 1 u = 12 u
Cost of 14 daisies = 14 x 3 u = 42 u

Total cost of 12 tulips and 14 daisies
= 12 u + 42 u
= 54 u

³₁₅ of the earnings → 54 u 
¹₁₅ of the earnings → 54 u ÷ 3 = 18 u 

⁸₁₅ of the earnings → 8 x 18 u = 144 u 

Number of tulips sold that contributed to the rest of the earnings
= 144 u ÷ 1 u
= 144

⁴₁₅ of the earnings → 4 x 18 u = 72 u

Number of daisies sold that contributed to the rest of the earnings
= 72 u ÷ 3 u
= 24

Number of flowers sold
= 12 + 14 + 144 + 24
= 194

Answer(s): 194