A philanthropist bought a total of $5250 worth of toys, textbooks and clothes to donate to the needy children. The number of clothes bought was 20% more than the number of toys bought but 20% fewer than the number of textbooks bought. The toy cost $12 each and was $6 more expensive than each textbook but 40% cheaper than each piece of clothes. How many toys and textbooks did the philanthropist donate to the needy children?

Toys	Clothes	Textbooks
5x4	1x4
	4x1	5x1
20 u	4 u	5 u

100% + 20% = 120%
120% = ¹²⁰₁₀₀ = 1¹₅

100% - 20% = 80%
80% = ⁸⁰₁₀₀ = ⁴₅

The number of clothes is the repeated identity. Make the number of clothes the same.  LCM of 1 and 4 is 4.

Price of each textbook
= 12 - 6
= $6

100% - 40% = 60%

60% of price of toys = $12

1% of the price of toys = ¹²₆₀
100% of the price of toys = ¹²₆₀ x 100 = $20

Price of each piece of clothes = $20

	Toys	Clothes	Textbooks
Number	20 u	4 u	5 u
Value	12	20	6
Total value	240 u	80 u	30 u

Total amount spent
= 5 u x 6 + 20 u x 12 + 4 u x 20
= 30 u + 240 u + 80 u 
= 350 u

350 u = 5250

1 u = 5250 ÷ 350 = 15

Number of toys and textbooks
= 20 u + 5 u
= 25 u
= 25 x 15
= 375

Answer(s): 375