SOLUTION: The weight of muscles in a human body is 40% of total body weight. A person weighs 225 lbs. What do the muscles weigh?

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Question 426071: The weight of muscles in a human body is 40% of total body weight. A person weighs 225 lbs. What do the muscles weigh?
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The weight of muscles in a human body is 40% of total body weight.

A person weighs 225 lbs.  What do the muscles weigh? .40*225 lbs = 90 lbs