Weight of an grapefruit=weight of an orange+8% weight of an orange
weight of an apple=weight of an orange -10% weight of an orange
a.<span>By what percentage is the grapefruit heavier than the apple?
We should find the connection between grapefruit and an apple. We know the connection between the weight of a grapefruit and an orange, we know the connection between an orange and an apple, so this means we know the connection between a grapefruit and an apple.
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weight of an grapefruit=weight of an <span>orange+8% weight of an orange
</span>weight of an orange=weight of an apple<span> +10% weight of an apple
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-> weight of an grapefruit=weight of an apple+10% weight of an apple + 8%(weight of an apple+10% weight of an apple)= weight of an apple + 18% weight of an apple + 2% weight of an apple= <span>weight of an apple + 20% weight of an apple
</span><span>b.By what percentage is the apple lighter than the grapefruit?
</span>weight of an grapefruit=weight of an apple + 20% weight of an apple<span>
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-> The apple ts 20% lighter than the grapefruit.
Factor
find wht 2 numbers add to 8 and multiply to 3
none do
use quadratic formula which can be used when
ax^2+bx+c=0
x=

a=1
b=8
c=3
x=

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or x=

aprox x=-7.60555 or x=-0.394449
658,008 i just looked it up and thats what i found.
Answer:
a^2 + 4a/b + 4/b^2
Step-by-step explanation:
Which of the following is equivalent to (a + b/2) ^2?