Five pounds of body fat is equivalent to 16000 calories. Carol can burn 600 calories per hour bicycling and 400 calories per swimming. How many calories will carol burn in x hours of cycling? How many calories will she burn in y hours of swimming?

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jhonyy9 · Answer

given Carol burn 600 cal/h bicycling and 400 cal/h swiming so usong the rule of 3 simple will get

600 cal burn in 1 h 
Y cal in X hours

Y = 600*x  so from this reault that Carol burn in x hours 600*x calories

and the same way calcule in case of swiming

happy2 · Answer

Oh thank you :)

Hmm....I was wondering if it would work to have c represent calories burnt...would it work to say:
Cycling: c=600x
Swimming: c=400y

jhonyy9 · Answer

yes you are right - correct with this

happy2 · Answer

Thank you :)