Question

Duncan takes a break from studying and goes to the gym to swim laps. If swimming burns 9.05×105 cal per hour, how many kilojoules does swimming burn in that same amount of time?

Answer 1

For this case we have to by definition:

1 kilojoule equals 0.239006 kilocalorie.

1 kilocalorie equals 1000 calories

Then, if we have:
`9.05 * 10 ^ 5 \frac {calories} {hour} *\frac {1} {1000} \frac {kilocaloria} {calorie} = 9.05 * 10 ^ 2 \frac {kilocaloria} {hour}`

Now:

`9.05 * 10 ^ 2 \frac {kilocaloria} {hour} * \frac {1} {0.239006} \frac {kilojoule} {kilocaloria} = 3786.52 \frac {kilojoule} {hour}`

Answer:

`3786.52 \frac {kilojoule} {hour}`