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Mark weighs 254 pounds and would like to lose weight. he starts a walking program that expends 1.2 kcal/pound/hour. if he walks 45 minutes a day for one week, how many calories will he burn in one week?

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Answer:

[tex]1600.2[/tex] calories

Explanation:

Given

Weight of Mark [tex]= 254[/tex] pounds

Rate at which Mark burns calories [tex]= 1.2[/tex]kcal/pound/hour

Total time in one week in terms of hours [tex]= 45 * 7[/tex] minutes

[tex]= 315[/tex] minutes

Number of hours in [tex]315[/tex] minutes is equal to

[tex]\frac{315}{60} \\= 5.25[/tex] hours

So, the total number of calories burned by Mark in one week

[tex]= 1.2 * 5.25 * 254\\= 1600.2[/tex] calories

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