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Similar to the "Group Activity" in chapter 2 of your text, in this post you will be computing BMI As stated in your book, the NIH body mass index categories are Body Mass Index (BMI) 18.5 s BMI s 24.9 25.0 s BMI s 29.9 BMI 2 30.0 Weight Status Considered Ideal Considered Overweight Considered Obese Using the formula BMI = 10,000, where Wis weight in kg and h is height in cm; 1. Choose three subjects do not give names, use labels such as subject A, B, C. Provide each person's age, gender, height, and weight. Show how to convert the height in inches to cm and the weight in pounds to kg. Show how to calculate the BMI for each subject using the formula above. State each subject's weight status 2. Also, for each of your subjects, using the inequality below, show how to plug in their height only and solve for W, thus producing the ideal weight range for each subject in the form # w # Weight range formula, plug in only the subject's height in cm and solve for w (will be in kg.) -10000 (h)2 24.9 (see section 2.8 for compound inequalities) If the person is not within their ideal range, how much weight must be gained or lost in order to achieve their ideal range? 3. Would you say that BMI is an appropriate measure of a person's health? Why or why not?

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1) consider three subjects A,B,C.As the weight, heights not mentioned in above problem let assume for subject A age 25,gender male, weight 100 pounds,and height 75 inches.

1 pound =0.45kgs,1 inch= 2.54 cms, BMI = (100*0.45)/190.5^2 *10000

From the calculated bmi subject A is ideal, similarly consider subject B and c

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