A lemon has 31 mg of vitamin C. An orange has 51 mg of vitamin C. A grapefruit has 114 mg of vitamin C. Why might this statistic be misleading?

a.the fruits are all different sizes

b.grapefruits don’t have any vitamin C

c.not all fruits with vitamin C are shown

Question

A lemon has 31 mg of vitamin C. An orange has 51 mg of vitamin C. A grapefruit has 114 mg of vitamin C. Why might this statistic be misleading?


a.the fruits are all different sizes

b.grapefruits don’t have any vitamin C

c.not all fruits with vitamin C are shown

anonymous · Answer

What's the first thing that comes to mind when you think about how the fruit are different?

anonymous · Answer

Different sizes?

anonymous · Answer

Exactly. At least, that's what I think of, too. I'm assuming all the listed fruit contain vitamin C since they're of the citrus variety, so I can eliminate B. Option C seems irrelevant; even if you did list all citrus fruits, they'll likely be of different size, which will likely affect their vitamin C content.

anonymous · Answer

Thanks, and I love your name by the way.