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Korisnik
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Homework Statement
By taking 'daily input' of 2200 kcal your body weight doesn't change. If you decide to lower your 'daily input' for 700 kcal, you will lose 100 grams a day. You want to lose 6 kg in the next 42 days. How big is your 'daily input' going to be?
The Attempt at a Solution
Basically, I've solved this in two ways, and both give different solutions.
6000 grams are in 6 kilograms, so 6000 over 42 days I will keep as 6000/42.
1) 700 kcal : 100 g = x : 6000/42
x = 7*6000/42 = 42000/42 = 1000 kcal. Therefore the 'daily input' will be 1200 kcal (2200-1000).
2) 2200-700=1500 kcal.
x : 1500 kcal = 100 : 6000/42
x = 1500 * 100 * 42/6000
x = 1050 kcal. Therefore our 'daily input' will be 1050 kcal.
Obviously these answers don't match, so which answer is correct?