document.write( "Question 33164: Please, please, please, explain how you get the answer, I came up with 38% and I don't think it's right\r
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document.write( "The formula used to calculate the percentage of body fat for men is:
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document.write( " % Body fat = (-98.42 + 4.15w – 0.082 b) / b
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document.write( "Where “w” is the waist measurement in inches and “b” is the total body weight in pounds
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document.write( "What is the body fat for a man weighing 156 pounds and waist measurement of 32 inches. Round the percentage to the nearest interger.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #19638 by longjonsilver(2297)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! % Body fat = \n" ); document.write( "% Body fat = \n" ); document.write( "% Body fat = \n" ); document.write( "% Body fat = \n" ); document.write( "% Body fat = \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Given the formula, what i have done is correct. However, with the question saying round to nearest integer, i do not think my answer is correct. So i am just questioning the equation being correct.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "jon. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |