A man bought some toffees at the rate of 3 toffees per Re. and same number at the rate of 2 toffees per Re. He mixes them and sold 3 toffees for Rs 2. Find his profit/loss% in the whole transaction

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Let he buy a total of $x$ tofees
Then total cost price $= \frac{x}{2} \times$ ( $\frac{1}{3} + \frac{2}{3}$ ) = Rs. $\frac{x}{2}$
And total sale price = Rs. $2 x$
So gain%= $300$ %

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A man bought some toffees at the rate of 3 toffees per Re. and same number at the rate of 2 toffees per Re. He mixes them and sold 3 toffees for Rs 2. Find his profit/loss% in the whole transaction

Let he buy a total of x tofeesThen total cost price =x2× (13+23) = Rs.x2And total sale price = Rs.2xSo gain%=300%

Let he buy a total of $x$ tofees
Then total cost price $= \frac{x}{2} \times$ ( $\frac{1}{3} + \frac{2}{3}$ ) = Rs. $\frac{x}{2}$
And total sale price = Rs. $2 x$
So gain%= $300$ %