SOLUTION: The function H described by H(x) = 2.75x = 71.48 can be used to predict the height, in centimeters, of a woman whose humerus (the bone from teh elbow to the shouldber) is x cm long

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Question 146593: The function H described by H(x) = 2.75x = 71.48 can be used to predict the height, in centimeters, of a woman whose humerus (the bone from teh elbow to the shouldber) is x cm long.
Predict the height of a woman whose humerus is 40 cm long.
The predicted height of a woman whose humerus is 40 cm long is ? cm
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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H%28x%29=2.75%2Ax%2B71.48 Start with the given function.


H%2840%29=2.75%2A%2840%29%2B71.48 Plug in x=40


H%2840%29=110%2B71.48 Multiply 2.75 and 40 to get 110.


H%2840%29=181.48 Add 110 and 71.48 to get 181.48.


So the predicted height of a woman whose humerus is 40 cm long is 181.48 cm