Swimming requires 540 Calories per hour. How many pounds could be lost by swimming 1 $\frac { 1 } { 2 }$ h each day for 5 days if no extra calories were consumed? (3500 Calories are equivalent to 1 lb.)

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Swimming for 1/2 h each day for 5 days would burn 540 Calories per hour * 1/2 h * 5 days = 1350 Calories. Since 3500 Calories are equivalent to 1 lb, 1350 Calories would be equivalent to 1350 Calories / 3500 Calories/lb = 0.3857 lb. Therefore, the correct answer is A) 1.15 lb.

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