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?

a) The grapefruit is heavier than the apple by 20%

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

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

The grapefruit is heavier than the apple by 20%.

Hope this helps!

To find the percentage by which the orange is heavier than the apple, we first need to determine the individual weights of each fruit relative to the orange.

Let's assume the weight of the orange is 100 units.

According to the given information:
- The grapefruit is 8% heavier than the orange. Therefore, the weight of the grapefruit is 100 units + (8% of 100 units) = 100 units + 8 units = 108 units.
- The apple is 10% lighter than the orange. Therefore, the weight of the apple is 100 units - (10% of 100 units) = 100 units - 10 units = 90 units.

Now, let's calculate the percentage by which the orange is heavier than the apple.

Weight difference = weight of the orange - weight of the apple = 100 units - 90 units = 10 units.

To find the percentage, we divide the weight difference by the weight of the apple and multiply by 100:

Percentage = (weight difference / weight of the apple) * 100 = (10 units / 90 units) * 100 = 11.11%.

Therefore, the orange is approximately 11.11% heavier than the apple.

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-John Cena

a = 0.9 o

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

The grapefruit is just noise.