High School

How many calories are used? (Round to the hundredths.)

A person weighing 143 lbs jogs 1 mile in 8 minutes. How many calories are used?

A. 88.66
B. 92.95
C. 220.00
D. 230.65

Answer :

Final answer:

An individual weighing 143 lbs jogging one mile in 8 minutes will burn slightly less than 100 calories. The closest estimate, using the provided choices, is approximately 88.66 calories. Therefore the correct answer is A.

Explanation:

To estimate the number of calories burned by a person weighing 143 lbs. jogging 1 mile in 8 minutes, one can use the average calories burned per mile as a baseline. It is known that running or jogging one mile burns almost 100 calories for an individual weighing around 154 lbs. Considering the fact that weight affects the number of calories burned, a person weighing less, like 143 lbs, will burn slightly fewer calories than someone weighing 154 lbs.

Given the provided information, we can approximate that, for a person weighing 143 lbs., the number of calories burned per mile running would be slightly less than 100. We would need more precise data to determine a more accurate number. However, based on the given choices, the closest estimate would be 88.66 calories burned for the mile jog.