Question 1119652
he consumed 2000 calories.


125% of 2000 calories = 2500 calories.


he now consumes 2000 - 2500 = -500 calories a day.


no, it is not possible.


if what was meant was that 2000 calories is 125% more than what he now consumes, then that would be possible.


in that case, let x = the number of calories he now consumes.


the equation becomes 1.25 * x = 2000.


solve for x to get x = 2000 / 1.25 = 1600 calories.


he is consuming 400 calories less than what he was consuming.


that would be 400 / 2500 = 16% less than what he was consuming.


16% of 2000 = .16 * 2000 = 400.


2000 - 400 = 1600.


the only way the first equation would be possible is if he stopped eating and just consumed whatever calories of energy he had in his system.


consuming -500 calories a day means he was expending 500 calories a day.


nothing was coming in.


it was all going out.