Question

Jose burns an average of 200 calories in 25 minutes of running. Part A. How many calories does Jose burn per minute? (Enter your answer as a whole number, for example, 5).Part B. Which equation models how many calories, c, Jose burns in m minutes? Part C. Does Jose burn more than 500 calories per hour?

Answer 1

Given data:

The amount of calories Jose burn in 25 minutes is 200 calories.

A)

The expression for the given statement is,

`\begin{gathered} 25\text{ min =200 calories} \\ 1\text{ min =8 calories} \end{gathered}`

Thus, Jose burn 8 calories per min.

B)

The equation of the calories burnt per minute is,

`c=8m`

Thus, the equation for the calories burnt is c=8m.

C)

The maximum caloories burn in a hour is,

`\begin{gathered} C=8\text{ calories/min (60 min)} \\ =480\text{ calories} \end{gathered}`

Thus, no Jose can't burn 500 calories in a hour.