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If an athlete weighs 133 lb and has 15.0 % body fat by weight, how many pounds of fat does the athlete's body contain?
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If an athlete weighs 133 lb and has 15.0 % body fat by weight, how many pounds of fat does the athlete's body contain?

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To get the weight of the body fat, you multiply the percentage of body fat (as a decimal) by the total body fat:
133x0.115=19.95
The athlete's body contains 19.95 pounds of fat.
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141*.15=21.15 LBS. Of body fat, I'm not good at math so I hope this is the right answer.

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