Kate had some fruits at her stall. 3/4 of them were mangosteens, 1/3 of the remainder were apples and the rest were coconuts. The amounts earned for each mangosteen, each Fuji apple and each coconut sold are $1.50, $3.00 and $4.50 respectively. The number of mangosteens sold to the number of apples sold to the number of coconuts sold was 3:5:3. In total, she sold 1/4 of the fruits and earned $198. How many coconuts did she have at first?

Kate had some fruits at her stall. 3/4 of them were mangosteens, 1/3 of the remainder were apples and the rest were coconuts. The amounts earned for each mangosteen, each Fuji apple and each coconut sold are $1.50, $3.00 and $4.50 respectively. The number of mangosteens sold to the number of apples sold to the number of coconuts sold was 3:5:3. In total, she sold 1/4 of the fruits and earned $198. How many coconuts did she have at first?

Advanced Engineering Mathematics

10th Edition

ISBN:9780470458365

Author:Erwin Kreyszig

Publisher:Erwin Kreyszig

Chapter2: Second-order Linear Odes

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1RQ

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