document.write( "Question 313432: The body mass index, I, can be used to determine an individual's risk for heart disease. An index less than 25 indicates a low risk. The body mass index is given by the formula, or model, I = 700W/H2, where W=weight in pounds and H=Height in inches. Jerome is 75 inches tall. What weights will keep his body mass index between 19 and 31?\r
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document.write( "Jerome's body mass index will fall between 19 and 31 for the set of all weights such that ___
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document.write( "I came up with 25> 700W/75(2 to the power) =\r
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document.write( "25 • 75(2 to the power) > 700W over 75(2 to the power) x 75(2 to the power) =\r
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document.write( "25 •(5625) > 700W\r
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document.write( "140,625 > 700W = 200.893 - 201 rounded to the nearest tenth\r
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document.write( "which will equal a body mass index I = 25.\r
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