SOLUTION: An athlete burns 9 calories per min on a stationary bicycle and 11 calories per min on a stair climber. In a 60 min workout the athlete burns 590 calories. How many minutes does th

Question 939112: An athlete burns 9 calories per min on a stationary bicycle and 11 calories per min on a stair climber. In a 60 min workout the athlete burns 590 calories. How many minutes does the athlete spend on each type of exercise equipment?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x the time on stair climber. Bicycle
11x + 9(60-x) = 590
x = 50/2 = 25 min, time on stair climber. 35min on the Bicycle
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11(25) + 9(35)
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