Ed has a bet with bob that she can lose 5 pounds in two weeks (14 days). He incr

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Ed has a bet with bob that she can lose 5 pounds in two weeks (14 days). He increases his activity so he is burning 2500 calories a day. He has reduced his caloric intake to 1800 calories a day. How much weight will Ed lose in 14 days? Does he win the bet? Ed has a bet with bob that she can lose 5 pounds in two weeks (14 days). He increases his activity so he is burning 2500 calories a day. He has reduced his caloric intake to 1800 calories a day. How much weight will Ed lose in 14 days? Does he win the bet?

Explanation / Answer

According to Ed, he is burning 2500 calories per day.

For 14 days,

the amount of calories spend=2500×14

=35000.

By converting calories into pounds,35000 calories=10 pounds.

So, he won the bet by loosing 10 pounds.

  

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