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A man ordered 4 pairs of black socks and some pairs of brown socks. The price of a black pair is double that of a brown pair. While preparing the bill, the clerk interchanged the number of black and brown pairs by mistake which increased the bill by 50%. The ratio of the number of black and brown pairs of socks in the original order was `1:2` b. `2:1` c. `1:4` d. `4:1`

A

`4 : 1`

B

` 2 : 1`

C

` 1 : 4`

D

` 1 : 2`

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C
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