Some toffees are bought at the rate of 11 for Rs. 10 and the same number of toffees are bought again at the rate of 5 for Rs. 6, If the whole lot is sold at one rupee per toffee, then the gain/loss percent, correct to one decimal place, on the whole transaction is:
5.2% loss
The correct answer is 5.2% loss.
\frac{\text{Profit}}{\text{CP}} \times 100 Loss Percentage Loss expressed as a percentage of CP. In this specific problem, the key was recognizing that the same number of toffees were bought in each instance, allowing us to use the LCM of the quantities (11 and 5) to represent that 'same number'. This method simplifies the calculation of total cost price before comparing it to the total selling price to determine the overall gain or loss percentage on the transaction.
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