document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=656242>Question 656242</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If all men had identical body types their weights would vary directly as the cube of their heights. Robert Wadlow was 8 feet 11 inches tall (107 inches) at the time of his death. If a man who is 5 feet 10 inches tall (70 inches) with the same body type as Mr Wadlow weighs 170 pounds, what was Mr Wadlows weight?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is supposed to be a proportion problem and I can't get the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The answer is approximately 607 pounds. Can you help?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If all men had identical body types their weights would vary directly as the cube of their heights. Robert Wadlow was 8 feet 11 inches tall (107 inches) at the time of his death. If a man who is 5 feet 10 inches tall (70 inches) with the same body type as Mr Wadlow weighs 170 pounds, what was Mr Wadlows weight?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is supposed to be a proportion problem and I can't get the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The answer is approximately 607 pounds. Can you help? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Weight = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=H%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"H%5E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let Wadlow’s weight then be W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=170%2FW+=+70%5E3%2F107%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"170%2FW+=+70%5E3%2F107%5E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W%2F107%5E3+=+170%2F70%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W%2F107%5E3+=+170%2F70%5E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=70%5E3%28W%29+=+170%28107%5E3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"70%5E3%28W%29+=+170%28107%5E3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ----- Cross-multiplying<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W+=+%28170%28107%5E3%29%29%2F70%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W+=+%28170%28107%5E3%29%29%2F70%5E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "W, or Wadlow's weight then = 607.16417 &#8776; 607 lbs\r<BR>\n" );
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