SOLUTION: The weight of male Americans between the ages of 18 and 25 is normally distributed, with a mean of 164.5 lb and a standard deviation of 26 lb. One definition of obesity states that

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Question 1038433: The weight of male Americans between the ages of 18 and 25 is normally distributed, with a mean of 164.5 lb and a standard deviation of 26 lb. One definition of obesity states that a person is obese if the z-score of his or her weight is greater than 2.
What is the obesity threshold weight for a young adult American male? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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z=(x-mean)/sd
2*sd=(x-mean)
2*26=x-164.5
52=x-164.5
x=216.5