Medical researchers have determined that for exercise to be beneficial, a person’s desirable heart rate, R, in beats per minute, can be approximated by the formulas
R = 143 - 0.65a for women
R = 165 - 0.75a for men,
where a represents the person’s age. If the desirable heart rate for a man is 135 beats per minute, how old is he?
a.
22.5 years old
b.
40 years old
c.
45 years old
d.
42.5 years old