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Gaining Weight The graph below shows that as a society we tend to get heavier as we grow older Also, with age, the amount of muscle tends to drop, and fat accounts for a greater percentage of weight. a. Estimate the average percent of body fat for a woman, age 18 to 25. b. Estimate the average percent of body fat for a man, age 56 +. c. Greg, an average 40-year-old man, weighs 179 lb. Estimate the number of pounds of body fat he has.

Gaining Weight The graph below shows that as a society we tend to get heavier as we grow older Also, with age, the amount of muscle tends to drop, and fat accounts for a greater percentage of weight. a. Estimate the average percent of body fat for a woman, age 18 to 25. b. Estimate the average percent of body fat for a man, age 56 +. c. Greg, an average 40-year-old man, weighs 179 lb. Estimate the number of pounds of body fat he has.

Solution Summary: The author explains the average percent of body fat for a woman aged 18 to 25 is 19 percent. Then, they estimate the number of pounds of fat Greg has.

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ISBN: 9780134112268

Author: Christine D. Abbott, Allen R. Angel, Dennis Runde

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 1.2, Problem 34E

Gaining Weight The graph below shows that as a society we tend to get heavier as we grow older Also, with age, the amount of muscle tends to drop, and fat accounts for a greater percentage of weight.

a. Estimate the average percent of body fat for a woman, age 18 to 25.

b. Estimate the average percent of body fat for a man, age 56 +.

c. Greg, an average 40-year-old man, weighs 179 lb. Estimate the number of pounds of body fat he has.

Chapter 1.2, Problem 34E, Gaining Weight The graph below shows that as a society we tend to get heavier as we grow older Also,

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