Question

Anzelm wants to burn 540 calories while jogging. Jogging burns about 12 calories per minute. When Anzelm goes jogging, he usually plans to stop and rest for about 5 minutes. Complete the equation below to find the total number of minutes (including rest) that Anzelm should plan to be out jogging. Use m to represent the total minutes.

Answer 1

12(m-5)=540. 12 calories per. total minutes goes first in subtraction which is m. Minus 5 minutes.

Answer 2

12(m-5) = 540

Explanation:

Given,

Total calories have to burn = 540,

Here m represents the total time spent by Anzelm,

If he spent 5 minutes in rest,

Then the time he spent in jogging = (m - 5) minutes,

If the calories burnt in one minute = 12 calories,

Thus, the calories burnt in (m-5) minutes = 12(m-5),

Hence, for burning whole calories,

12(m-5) = 540

Which is the required equation.