Question

While exercising, Carly burns 450 calories per hour biking and 620 calories per hour playing racquetball. Sarah burns 560 calories per hour running and 510 calories per hour playing squash. In a workout consisting of 30 minutes of each respective exercise, who burns more calories? Select one: A. Carly burns more calories. B. Sarah burns more calories. C. Both girls burn the same amount of calories. D. This cannot be determined from the information given.

Answer 1

Answer:

A

Step-by-step explanation:

30 minutes = half an hour

Carly:

450/2 = 225

620/2= 310

225 + 310 = 535

Carly burned 535 calories total

Sarah:

560/2 = 280

510/2 = 225

280 + 225 = 505

Sarah burned 505 calories total

Carly burned more calories than Sarah