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some athletes have as little as 3.0% body fat. if such a person has a body mass of 69kg. how many pounds of body fat does that person have?

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69kg \ \ \rightarrow \ \ 100\%\\ x\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \rightarrow \ \ 3 \%\\\\\ x=(3\%*69kg)/(100\%)=2,07kg\\\\\\ 1kg \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \rightarrow \ \ \ 2,2 \ pounds\\ 2,07kg \ \ \rightarrow \ \ \ x\\\\ x=(2,07kg*2,2pounds)/(1kg)=4,554pounds
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