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Ram ordered for 6 black toys and some additional brown toys. The price of a black toy is 2`1/2` times that of a brown toy. While preparing the bill, the clerk interchanged the number of black toys with the number of brown toys which increased the bill by 45%. The number of brown toys is:

A

8

B

6

C

15

D

12

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To solve the problem step by step, let's break it down clearly: ### Step 1: Define Variables Let the price of one brown toy be \( P \). According to the problem, the price of one black toy is \( 2 \frac{1}{2} \) times the price of a brown toy. This can be expressed as: \[ \text{Price of one black toy} = \frac{5}{2} P \] ### Step 2: Calculate the Total Price for Black and Brown Toys Ram ordered 6 black toys and \( x \) brown toys. Therefore, the total price for the black toys is: \[ \text{Total price for black toys} = 6 \times \frac{5}{2} P = 15P \] The total price for the brown toys is: \[ \text{Total price for brown toys} = x \times P = xP \] ### Step 3: Calculate the Original Bill The original bill (before the interchange) is: \[ \text{Original Bill} = 15P + xP = (15 + x)P \] ### Step 4: Calculate the New Bill After Interchanging After the clerk interchanged the number of toys, the new bill becomes: \[ \text{New Bill} = x \times \frac{5}{2} P + 6 \times P = \frac{5}{2} x P + 6P \] ### Step 5: Set Up the Equation for the Increase in Bill According to the problem, the new bill is 45% more than the original bill. Therefore, we can set up the equation: \[ \text{New Bill} = \text{Original Bill} + 0.45 \times \text{Original Bill} \] This can be simplified to: \[ \text{New Bill} = 1.45 \times \text{Original Bill} \] Substituting the expressions for the bills: \[ \frac{5}{2} x P + 6P = 1.45 \times (15 + x)P \] ### Step 6: Simplify the Equation We can cancel \( P \) from both sides (assuming \( P \neq 0 \)): \[ \frac{5}{2} x + 6 = 1.45(15 + x) \] Expanding the right side: \[ \frac{5}{2} x + 6 = 21.75 + 1.45x \] ### Step 7: Rearranging the Equation Rearranging gives: \[ \frac{5}{2} x - 1.45x = 21.75 - 6 \] Converting \( \frac{5}{2} \) to decimal gives \( 2.5 \): \[ 2.5x - 1.45x = 15.75 \] This simplifies to: \[ 1.05x = 15.75 \] ### Step 8: Solve for \( x \) Dividing both sides by \( 1.05 \): \[ x = \frac{15.75}{1.05} = 15 \] ### Conclusion The number of brown toys is \( \boxed{15} \). ---
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