A small office supply store sells paper clips in packs of 100 and packs of 250. If the store has 84 packs of paper clips in stock totalling 12,300 paper clips, how many paper clips would a customer buy if he buys half on the packs of 250 that the store has in stock?

Options

A. `2,900`
B. `3,250`
C. `5,800`
D. `6,500`

Explanation

To solve the problem step by step, we will define variables, set up equations based on the information given, and then solve for the required values.

### Step 1: Define Variables
Let:
- \( h \) = number of packs containing 100 clips
- \( t \) = number of packs containing 250 clips