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A 25-yr old woman wants to lose weight before going on a trip to the caribbean . She has joined a health club and signed up for classes with a stationary bike in which each 40-min session burns up 500 calories. She is taking 2 sessions a week. Assuming her caloric intake remains same, how many weeks will it take to lose 6 pounds?

a. 5

b. 9

c. 15

d. 21

e. 27

  #2

E :?:
I mean it must be a little more than 24 weeks..so 27 would be the answer

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  #3

Try again

  #4

It takes a deficit of 3500 calories to lose 1 pound of fat. If exercise only is used to produce the deficit of 1000 calories per week(2x 500) , it will take her 21 weeks to 6 pounds of fat.

  #5

wow, thx , after my exam I am goin2 try that sched , mayb a lil more aggressive !!

  #6

nice Q ,may be after exam it will help me too

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