How far would you run for a doughnut???

How many calories are there in a doughnut???

1 plain donut contains 185 calories.Which is equal to 0.774373 kilojoules

How does someone work out the number of calories they burn when running?

If you run a mile, this is how you work the numbers you burn when running a mile.

1st ) Weigh yourself on the scale, then write it down.

2nd) Multiply your body weight by 0.75. This is your total calories burned per mile.

3rd) Multiply the answer in Step 2 by the number of miles you ran. This is the total number of calories you burned while running.

If someone weighs 52.3 kg how many calories would they burn running 1 km? Show your working.

1 km = 0.621 mile 1st) Multiply your body weight by 0.75:52.3 kg x 0.75 = 39.225 calories/mile2nd)Multiply the answer in Step 1 and the

answer will be the total calories that person burnt while running:

39.225 calories/mile x 0.621 mile = 24.3587 calories burnt while running

How far would this person have to run to burn the calories that are in a doughnut? Show how you work this out.

52.3 kg x 0.75 = 39.225 calories/mile

Divide the calories in the doughnut by the calories burnt per mile.

185 calories divided by 39.225 calories/mile = 4.72 miles (ANSWER)

How can knowing how to do arithmetic with decimals help you make good health decisions?

Arithmetic with decimals help you make good health decisions because :

• You’ll know how many miles you’re going to run to lose weight.

• You’ll know what to eat and what NOT to eat.

Which part (or parts) of the Learner Profile could arithmetic with decimals help you to develop?

• Inquirers, Thinkers and Knowledgeable