Question

Suppose Ken decides to start jogging instead of walking. Jogging burns 600 calories per hour. Ken still wants to burn 2400 calories per day. Write the new equation to represent this situation.

a) 2400 = 600h
b) 2400 = 600/h
c) 2400 = 600h + 600
d) 2400 = 600h - 600

Answer 1

The correct equation to represent this situation is 2400 = 600h.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct equation to represent this situation would be:

2400 = 600h

Here's how it can be derived:

1. Ken wants to burn 2400 calories per day.
2. Jogging burns 600 calories per hour.
3. We can represent the number of hours Ken needs to jog each day as 'h'.
4. Since Ken wants to burn 2400 calories per day, the equation becomes 2400 = 600h.

Therefore, option a) 2400 = 600h is the correct equation.