SOLUTION: The number of calories you burn depends on your weight. A 130 pound person burns 192 calories during 30 minutes of tennis. Find the number of calories that a 230 pound person would

Question 1107902: The number of calories you burn depends on your weight. A 130 pound person burns 192 calories during 30 minutes of tennis. Find the number of calories that a 230 pound person would burn during the same activity, assuming they burn calories at the same rate.
Found 3 solutions by ikleyn, josgarithmetic, TeachMath:
Answer by ikleyn(52813)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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= . Solve the proportion for "x" and get the answer x = calories.

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Answer by josgarithmetic(39620)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Taking as a proportion example --

Answer by TeachMath(96)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
339.6923077 calories

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