Math Help Do not understand?

This entry was posted on Sunday, October 26th, 2008 at 2:26 pm and is filed under Aerobics Class. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

2 Responses to “Math Help Do not understand?”

  1. rmm Says:

    samuel

    The lower limit of this zone is found by taking 70% of the difference
    between 220 and your age.

    Change the words to an equation:

    (220 – x) * .70 = l
    (220 – x) * .85 = u

    plug in 20 and 40 for x in the above to get b and c.

    for c, let x = younger woman. her formula is then
    (220 – x) * .70 = l
    the other woman is 36 years older, so her formula is
    (220 – (x+36)) * .85 = u

    set the two equations equal to each other and solve for x.

  2. Trevor B Says:

    riggs

    a) u = 0.85*(220-x), l = 0.70*(220-x)
    b) u = 170, l = 140
    c) u = 153, l = 126
    d) u = 0.85*(220-(x+36)) = 0.70*(220-x) = l, where x is the age of the younger woman
    156.4 – 0.85x = 154 – 0.7x
    2.4 = 0.15x
    x=16 This is the younger womans age
    16 + 36 = 52 This is the older womans age
    heart rate is 142.8