Week 25 CAPT Problem - 9th Grade


Counting Calories


Calories Burned in 1 Hour

Activity

Speed in Miles per Hour

Weight in Pounds

100

120

150

200

Sitting Quietly

0

57

69

86

114

Moderate Walking

3

162

194

243

324

Brisk Walking

4

234

281

351

468

Jogging

5.5

366

439

549

732

Running

7.5

564

677

864

1,128

  1. How Many Calories?
    Cal weighs 150 pounds. He plans to do one hour of brisk walking three times per week. How many more calories will he burn doing his brisk walk rather than just sitting quietly for these three hours? Show how you determined your answer.

  2. Calories per Hour
    Mary weighs 110 pounds. Make a table showing how much she would burn with each of the 5 activities for 1, 2 and 3 hours. .

  3. Weekly Exercise Program
    Kelly weighs 120 pounds and her goal is to burn approximately 1,500 calories a week in an exercise program. Design a weekly exercise program for her that involves two different activities from the chart. Create a table with the days of the week and the activities as your answer.

  4. Running Laps
    Ben weighs 150 pounds. He ran 13 laps around the school’s ¼-mile track in 30 minutes. He then walked around the track for 30 minutes. About how many calories did he burn? Explain how you calculated your answer.

  5. Candy Bar
    A candy bar contains about 290 calories. How long would a 175-pound person have to jog in order to burn the calories in the candy bar? Show the mathematics you used to determine your answer.