Question

The number of calories you burn depends on your weight. A 130 pound person burns 89 calories during 30 minutes of bowling. Find the number of calories that a 190-pound person would burn during the same activity, assuming they burn calories at the same rate.

Answer 1

"rate" is the keyword here. You'll need to come up with a "direct variation" relationship between c (number of calories burned) and w (person's weight):

c=kw

You are told that when w=130 lb, c = 89 calories. Find the constant of proportionality, k.

Then rewrite c=kw with this value of k substituted.

Finally, substitute 190 lb. for w in your formula and calculate the # of calories burned, c.