A grapefruit is 8% heavier than an orange, and an apple is 10% lighter than the orange. By what percent is the orange heavier than the apple?

Answer 1

a = 0.9 o
so,
o = a/0.9 = 1.111a
so, the orange is 11% heavier than the apple.

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

I figured out the answer to how much lighter the apple is than the grapefruit, the answer is 16 and 2/3 but I cannot find the answer to how much heavier the grapefruit is than the apple

Answer 4

a) The grapefruit is heavier than the apple by 20%
b) The apple is lighter than the grapefruit by 16 2/3%

Answer 5

The grapefruit is heavier than the apple by 20%.
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