To compare the weight of a flea and an ant, we first need to convert the weight of the flea and the ant to the same units. Since the weight of the flea is given in decigrams and the weight of the ant is given in milligrams, we can convert the weight of the flea to milligrams by multiplying it by 10.
We can use the following equation to calculate the weight of the flea in milligrams:
weight of flea in milligrams = 8 decigrams * 10 = 80 milligrams
Once we have the weight of the flea and the ant in the same units (milligrams), we can subtract the weight of the ant from the weight of the flea to find the difference in their weights.
We can use the following equation to calculate the difference in weight between the flea and the ant:
difference in weight = weight of flea - weight of ant
difference in weight = 80 milligrams - 3 milligrams
difference in weight = 77 milligrams
Therefore, a flea weighs 77 milligrams more than an ant.