A grapefruit is 8% heavier than an orange, and an apple is 10% lighter than the orange.
By what percentage is the apple lighter than the grapefruit?
Heavier = 20%
Lighter = 16 2/3 %
It's 20%
it's 16 2/3
Heavier = 20%
Lighter = 16 2/3 %
The answer is 16 2/3
100 - 83.333... = 16.666...
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Answer:
Hence, the grapefruit is 20% heavier than the apple.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the weight of orange be x.
This means that the weight of grapefruit is:
1.08x
( Since grapefruit is: 8% heavier than orange )
Also, the weight of apple is 10% lighter than apple.
This means that the weight of apple is: 0.90 x
Hence, the percent change in the weight of grapefruit as compared to apple is calculated by:
Hope this helps!