A young woman consumes 1200 mL of O₂ during a six-minute, basal metabolic rate test period. What is her estimated basal metabolic rate?

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O₂ is a mixture of oxygen and nitrogen gases. During the basal metabolic rate test, the amount of oxygen consumed by the body is measured. The basal metabolic rate is calculated by multiplying the volume of oxygen consumed by the body in one minute by a conversion factor of 5, which represents the number of calories burned per liter of oxygen consumed. In this case, the woman consumed 1200 mL of O₂ in six minutes, which is equivalent to 200 mL of O₂ consumed per minute. Therefore, her estimated basal metabolic rate is 200 mL/min x 5 kcal/L = 1000 kcal/hour, which is equal to 57.6 kcal/hour when rounded to the nearest tenth.

A Young Woman Consumes 1200 ML of O2 During a Six-Minute

A Young Woman Consumes 1200 ML of O₂ During a Six-Minute