Burnt Calories Unit Conversion - Snickers Bar and Walking Example

Question

A Snickers bar is 215 calories. Walking one mile burns approximately 65 calories. If you eat 4 Snickers bars, how many miles do you need to walk to burn off the calories from the Snickers? To get the answer, use dimensional analysis and unit conversion as well as showing each step of the process.

Answer 1

4 Snickers bar (215 calories / 1 Snickers bar) (1 mile / 65 calories) = 13 miles