Todd is on a 1,850-calorie-per-day diet plan. This plan permits 600 calories less than twice the number of calories permitted by Lerae's diet plan. How many calories are permitted by Lerae's plan?
A) 1,245 calories
B) 1,205 calories
C) 1,225 calories
D) 1,165 calories
E) 1,185 calories

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Let x be the number of calories permitted by Lerae's plan. 
The problem states that Todd's plan permits 600 calories less than twice the number of calories permitted by Lerae's plan. So we can set up an equation: 
1850 = 2x - 600 
2450 = 2x 
x = 1225 
Therefore, Lerae's plan permits 1225 calories per day. The answer is C, 1,225 calories.

Todd Is on a 1,850-Calorie-Per-Day Diet Plan