(a) What is the efficiency of an out-of-condition professor who does 2.30 ✕ 105 J of useful work while metabolizing 490 kcal of food energy? (Enter your answer as a percentage. Enter a number.)  % (b) How many food calories (in kcal) would a well-conditioned athlete metabolize in doing the same work with an efficiency of 25%? (Enter a number.)  kcal

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What is the efficiency of an out-of-condition professor who does 2.30 ✕ 105 J of useful work while metabolizing 490 kcal of food energy? (Enter your answer as a percentage. Enter a number.)
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How many food calories (in kcal) would a well-conditioned athlete metabolize in doing the same work with an efficiency of 25%? (Enter a number.)
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