Question

A person who is 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs 132. (calculating bmi)

Answer 1

The first step to calculate the bmi (body mass index) is converting the height to inches.

The conversion rate from feet to inches is:

1 feet = 12 inches.

So if the height is 5 feet 10 inches, we have:

`h=5\text{ feet}+10\text{ inches}=5\cdot12+10=60+10=70\text{ inches}`

Considering the weight (w) is in lbs, we can use the following formula to calculate the bmi:

`\text{bmi}=703\cdot(w)/(h^2)`

Using w = 132 and h = 70, we have that:

`\text{bmi}=703\cdot(132)/(70^2)=(703\cdot132)/(4900)=18.94`

So the bmi of this person is equal 18.94.