To lose a pound of fat, you must eat 3,500 calories less than you use. How many fewer calories a day would you need to eat to lose 5 pounds in 3 weeks? Round your answer to the nearest whole calorie.
Mathematics · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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Given :
Less Calories to lose 1 pound = 3500
So, less Calories to lose 5 pounds = 3500 × 5
= 17,500
Number of days = 3 weeks or 21 days
So, less Calories per day = 17,500/21
= 833.33 or 833 Calories
Thus, 833 less Calories per day is required to lose 5 pounds in 3 weeks.