What is the efficiency of an out-of-condition professor who does 2.00 ✕ 105 J of useful work while metabolizing 510 kcal of food energy How many food calories would a well-conditioned athlete metabolize in doing the same work with an efficiency of 20%?  kcal

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What is the efficiency of an out-of-condition professor who does 2.00 ✕ 105 J of useful work while metabolizing 510 kcal of food energy

How many food calories would a well-conditioned athlete metabolize in doing the same work with an efficiency of 20%?
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