SOLUTION: Solve: One way to gauge whether a person may need to gain or lose weight is to use the body-mass index, which is calculated using the formula B=705w/h^2, where w is the weight i

Question 144494: Solve:
One way to gauge whether a person may need to gain or lose weight is to use the body-mass index, which is calculated using the formula B=705w/h^2, where w is the weight in pounds and h is the height in inches.
Doctors recommend that body-mass index values fall between 19 and 25.
If a person is 6 ft 3 in. tall and has a body-mass index of 23, what should his or her weight be? (Round to the nearest pound.)
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One way to gauge whether a person may need to gain or lose weight is to use the body-mass index, which is calculated using the formula B=705w/h^2, where w is the weight in pounds and h is the height in inches.
Doctors recommend that body-mass index values fall between 19 and 25.
If a person is 6 ft 3 in. tall and has a body-mass index of 23, what should his or her weight be? (Round to the nearest pound.)
:
Convert 6'3" to inches: 12*6 + 3 = 75"
:
= 23
= 23
705w = 23 * 5625
:
705w = 129375
w =
w = 183.51 ~ 184 lb

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