SOLUTION: 38. Ideal waist size. According to Dr. Aaron R. Folsom of the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, your maximum ideal waist size is directly proportional to your hip

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Question 165585: 38. Ideal waist size. According to Dr. Aaron R. Folsom of the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, your maximum ideal waist size is directly proportional to your hip size. For a woman with 40-inch hips, the maximum ideal waist size is 32 inches. What is the maximum ideal waist size for a woman with 35-inch hips?


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so we have max waist size/hip size. so 32%2F40=x%2F35 cross multiply and you get 40x=35(32) or 40x=1120 so x=28 . 28-inch is the maximum waist size for a woman with 35 inch hips.