SOLUTION: 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 wit

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Question 212109This question is from textbook Elementary and Intermediate Algebra, Chapter
: 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? This question is from textbook Elementary and Intermediate Algebra, Chapter

Answer by vleith(2983) About Me  (Show Source):
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HipSize+=+K+%2A+WaistSize
40+=+K+%2A+32
40%2F32+=+K
5%2F4+=+K
So, the equation is HipSize+=+%285%2F4%29+%2A+WaistSize
Substitute in a 35 inch hip and solve
35+=+%285%2F4%29%2AWaistSize
35%2A4%2F5+=+7%2A4+=+28