To find: The time that to be spent on each machine.
Answer to Problem 27E
The 30 minutes should be spent on elliptical trainer and 10 minutes on stationary bike
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The 40 minutes to exercise at the gym and burn 300 calories in using both the machines.
Formula used:
Substitution method is used.
Calculation:
Let e be the time spent on elliptical trainer and s is the time spends on stationary bike.
The following equations to be satisfied:
Rearranging the equation,
The first equation for the relevant values is plotted in red colour and the second equation in blue colour.
Thus, 30 minutes should be spent on elliptical trainer and 10 minutes on stationary bike.
Conclusion:
The 30 minutes should be spent on elliptical trainer and 10 minutes on stationary bike
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