Question

If a person weighs 135 pounds and measures 5 feet and 8 inches what is his BMI?

Answer 1

To answer this question, we will first state the formula for finding the BMI (Body mass index), which is:

`=\frac{\text{weight (pounds)}*703}{\text{height}^2(in^2)}`

Given:

`\begin{gathered} \text{Weight}=135\text{pounds} \\ \text{Height}=5ft8in \\ To\text{ convert the height to inches:} \\ \text{Height}=(5*12)\text{ in+8in} \\ Height=(60+8)\text{ in} \\ =68in \end{gathered}`

Now we will substitute these parameters into the given formula above and obtain the BMI:

`\begin{gathered} \text{BMI}=(135*703)/((68)^2) \\ =20.5244(lbs)/(in^2) \end{gathered}`