Question

The graph shows the number of calories that two people burn while they perform various exercises for one hour each. Which conclusion is supported by the graph? The 200-pound person burns more calories per hour doing aerobics than doing any other exercise shown. The 160-pound person burns about 50 calories per mile while jogging. The 200-pound person would need to play volleyball for three hours to burn the same number of calories as he burns in one hour of basketball. The 160-pound person burns about twice as many calories jogging as she does walking.

Answer 1

I think the correct answer is B which is the 160-pound person burns about 50 calories per mile while jogging.

Answer 2

Hello!

The answer is "The 160-pound person burns about twice as many calories jogging as she does walking"

Why?

Let's put a letter to each statement in order to make it easier to understand.

Statements:

A - The 200-pound person burns more calories per hour doing aerobics than doing any other exercise shown: False, we can see that the 200-pound person burns more calories per hour doing basketball and jogging than doing aerobics.

B - The 160-pound person burns about 50 calories per mile while jogging: False, we can see that the 160-pound person burns much more than 50 calories per mile while jogging (more than 100 calories).

C - The 200-pound person would need to play volleyball for three hours to burn the same number of calories as he burns in one hour of basketball: False, if the 200-pound person plays volleyball for three hours it will be about 1000 calories burned (burns about 350 per hour playing volleyball).

D - The 160-pound person burns about twice as many calories jogging as she does walking: True, we can see that the 160-pound person burns about 600 calories jogging while she burns almost 300 calories walking.

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