Question

Scott looks up his resting heart rate for men on a chart and sees that 62-65 beats per minute puts him in the "good"category for his age and gender. While watching TV, Scott counted 160 heartbeats in 2 1/2 minutes. Does Scott' heart rate fall into the good category

Answer 1

62-65 beats per minute fall in the "good" category.

Scott counted 160 heartbeats in 2 1/2 minutes.

Let us find Scott's heartbeats per minute.

2 1/2 means 2.5 minutes.

Divide 160 by 2.5 to get the heartbeats in a minute.

`(160)/(2.5)=64`

So, Scott's heart rate is 64 beats per minute.

Scott's heart rate falls into the good category because 64 is included in the 62-65 beats per minute range.