SOLUTION: Can someone help me solve this problem? If a person runs in place for 15 minutes, how many calories will be burned? Running in place burns 650 calories/h Thanks,

Question 40597: Can someone help me solve this problem?
If a person runs in place for 15 minutes, how many calories will be burned?
Running in place burns 650 calories/h
Thanks,
Sher
Answer by tran3209(100) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1 hour or 60 minutes, a person runs in place burns 650 calories.
let X is the calories burns in 15 minutes for a person running in place.
Apply the rule of proportion:
X = (650)(15)/60 -----> X = 162.5 calories.
This is the answer: 162.5 calories.

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