Question

Directions: Write and solve an equation to solve each problem. 5. Elijah's workout at the gym consists of just the elliptical and treadmill. After burning 450 calories on the elliptical machine, Elijah switched to the treadmill. If he is burning 12.5 calories per minute on the treadmill, find the total number of calories he will have burned during his workout if he spends 30 minutes on the treadmill.

I Need a equation
it's slope intercept form applications ​

Answer 1

y = 12.5x + 450

Explanation:

The equation to solve this problem can be written as:

450 + 12.5t = Total calories burned

where t is the time spent on the treadmill in minutes. To find the total number of calories burned after 30 minutes on the treadmill, we can substitute t = 30 into the equation:

450 + 12.5 * 30 = 450 + 375 = 825

So, Elijah will have burned a total of 825 calories after 30 minutes on the treadmill.

In slope-intercept form, the equation would be:

y = 12.5x + 450

where x is the time spent on the treadmill in minutes and y is the total calories burned.