Question

A person weighing 170 lb burns 8.6 calories per minute while mowing a lawn. How many calories would be burned A person weighing 170 lb would burn calories in 9 hr of mowing in 9 hr of mowing? ​

Answer 1

4,644 calories

Explanation:

The computation of the number of calories to be burned is shown below

r = rate = 8.6 cal/min

= 8.6 cal ÷ [(1 ÷ 60)hr]

= 516 cal/hr

Now

Calories consumed in 9 hours is

= (516 cal/hr) × (9 hrs)

= 4,644 calories