document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=144494>Question 144494</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "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. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Doctors recommend that body-mass index values fall between 19 and 25. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "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.) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Doctors recommend that body-mass index values fall between 19 and 25.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "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.)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Convert 6'3\" to inches: 12*6 + 3 = 75\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=705w%2F75%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"705w%2F75%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 23<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=705w%2F5625 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"705w%2F5625\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 23<BR>\n" );
document.write( "705w = 23 * 5625<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "705w = 129375<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=129375%2F705 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"129375%2F705\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = 183.51 ~ 184 lb\r<BR>\n" );
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