Question

i will give brainliest A person who weighs 240 pounds burns 180 calories per mile of running.A person who weighs______pounds, burns thirty-six calories while running one mile.

Answer 1

Set up a ratio:

240/180 = X/36

Cross multiply:

240 * 36 = 180x

8640 = 180x

Divide both sides by 180:

X = 8640 / 180 = 48

The person would weigh 48 pounds.

Answer 2

Answer:

A person who weighs 48 pounds, burns 36 calories while running one mile.

Step-by-step explanation:

so i think an equation for this would look something along the lines of

240 = 180x

so that means p = 36x

we can use the first equation to find x and the second to find p

240 = 180x

/180    /180

4/3 = x

so now

p = 36(4/3)

p = 144/3

p = 48

so a person who weighs 48 pounds, burns 36 calories while running one mile.