SOLUTION: The ideal male body weight, w (in pounds), can be determined from a man's height, h (in inches) using the formula w = 110 + 5(h-60). Solve the formula for h and write a reason for

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Question 96851: The ideal male body weight, w (in pounds), can be determined from a man's height, h (in inches) using the formula w = 110 + 5(h-60). Solve the formula for h and write a reason for each step. Use the results to find the height of a man with an ideal weight of 135 pounds.
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Solve w+=+110%2B5%28h-60%29 for h.
w+=+110%2B5%28h-60%29 Isolate the variable term by subtracting 110 from both sides.
w-110+=+5%28h-60%29 Divide both sides by 5 to further isolate the variable term.
%28w-110%29%2F5+=+h-60 Finally, add 60 to both sides to solve.
%28%28w-110%29%2F5%29%2B60+=+h This can be simplified further to get:
%28%28w-110%29%2F5%29%2B60%285%29%2F5+=+h
%28w-110%2B300%29%2F5+=+h
%28w%2B190%29%2F5+=+h
If w = 135 pounds, then the height is:
h+=+%28w%2B190%29%2F5
h+=+%28135%2B190%29%2F5
h+=+325%2F5
h+=+65inches.