HOW FAR WOULD YOU RUN FOR A DONUT? BY: JASSIM AL-THANI

WHAT IS A CALORIE Calories are energy that provide food for our bodies. If we exceed the number of calories needed, we gain weight. Too few, and we lose weight.

HOW MANY CALORIES IN ONE DOUGHNUT? One Krispy Kreme original glazed donut has 200 calories.

CALORIES BURNED BY A RUNNER Mathematical formula Calories = distance x weight x = kilometers x kilograms x 1.036

CALORIES BURNED BY 52.3 KG RUNNER For 1 km Calories = 1 km x 52.3 kg x = 54.2 For 2 km Calories = 2 km x 52.3 kg x = For 3 km Calories = 3 km x 52.3 kg x = For 4 km Calories = 4 km x 52.3 kg x = 216.7

CONCLUSION FOR A RUNNER A Krispy Kreme original glazed has 200 calories A 52.3 kg person will burn approximately 217 calories by running 4 km So a 52.3 kg person will have to run almost 4 km to burn off just one Krispy Kreme original glazed

IMPORTANCE OF DECIMALS How can knowing how to do arithmetic with decimals help you make good health decisions? It is important to understand decimals to do the calculations in our formula. If you do not know decimals, then you cannot do the calculations. It was helpful to know the calories burned in this example. We can transfer this to calculating the calories burned for any food that we eat.

WHICH PART OF THE LEARNER PROFILE DID YOU DEVELOP IN THIS UNIT? I have learned that exercise is important to help burn off calories. A balanced diet and exercise would be healthy for your body.

DAILY CALORIES BURNED BY A 12 YEAR OLD It depends on weight and activity, but the average is one of the following. 12 year old boy should burn 2000 – 2200 calories 12 year old girl should burn 1800 – 2000 calories

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