State cycles on synthesis and hydrolysis

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An active cell requires millions of molecules of ATP per second. At rest, a person hydrolyzes about 40 kg (84 pounds) of ATP per day. Each ATP molecule undergoes about 10,000 cycles on synthesis and hydrolysis every day. How much ATP in our body according to these observations?

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