After Playing Golf for 4 H, Ruben Had a Banana

question 27

Multiple Choice

After playing golf for 4 h, Ruben had a banana split containing 300 Calories. Playing golf uses 380 Calories per hour.
a. Without doing the calculations, did the banana split contain more or fewer Calories than Ruben burned off playing golf?
b. Find the number of Calories Ruben gained or lost from these two activities.

• A) a. Fewer b. Loss of 1220 Calories
• B) a. Fewer b. Gain of 1240 Calories
• C) a. More b. Loss of 1230 Calories
• D) a. Fewer b. Gain of 1210 Calories
• E) a. More b. Loss of 1250 Calories

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