Computing Body Mass Index (BMI) Materials: Calculator Estimated Time: 10 minutes Group Size: 2 Body mass index is a statistical measures of an individual's weight in relation to the person's height. It is computed by BMI = 703 W h 2 were W is a person's weight in p o u n d s . h is the person's height in i n c h e s . The National Institutes of Health (NIH) categorizes body mass indices as shown in the table. Body Mass Index (BMI) Weight Status 18.5 ≤ BMI ≤ 24.9 Considered ideal 25.0 ≤ BMI ≤ 29.9 Considered overweight BMI ≥ 30.0 Considered obese For a fixed height, body mass index is a function of a person's weight only. For example, for a person 72 in. tall (6ft), solve the following inequality to determine the person's ideal weight range. 18.5 ≤ 703 W ( 72 ) 2 ≤ 24.9
Computing Body Mass Index (BMI) Materials: Calculator Estimated Time: 10 minutes Group Size: 2 Body mass index is a statistical measures of an individual's weight in relation to the person's height. It is computed by BMI = 703 W h 2 were W is a person's weight in p o u n d s . h is the person's height in i n c h e s . The National Institutes of Health (NIH) categorizes body mass indices as shown in the table. Body Mass Index (BMI) Weight Status 18.5 ≤ BMI ≤ 24.9 Considered ideal 25.0 ≤ BMI ≤ 29.9 Considered overweight BMI ≥ 30.0 Considered obese For a fixed height, body mass index is a function of a person's weight only. For example, for a person 72 in. tall (6ft), solve the following inequality to determine the person's ideal weight range. 18.5 ≤ 703 W ( 72 ) 2 ≤ 24.9
Solution Summary: The author calculates the ideal weight range of a person if the relation between the height and ideal BMI is given as follows: 18.5le 703W(72)2
Body mass index is a statistical measures of an individual's weight in relation to the person's height. It is computed by
BMI
=
703
W
h
2
were
W
is a person's weight in
p
o
u
n
d
s
.
h
is the person's height in
i
n
c
h
e
s
.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) categorizes body mass indices as shown in the table.
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Weight Status
18.5
≤
BMI
≤
24.9
Considered ideal
25.0
≤
BMI
≤
29.9
Considered overweight
BMI
≥
30.0
Considered obese
For a fixed height, body mass index is a function of a person's weight only. For example, for a person 72 in. tall (6ft), solve the following inequality to determine the person's ideal weight range.
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