The body mass index, I, can be used to determine an individuals risk of heart disease. An index less then 25 indicates a low risk. The body mass index is given by the formula: I= 700w/H^2 where w=weight and H=height in inches. Francis weighs 173 pounds and stands 74 inches tall. What is his BMI? Find an inequality describing all weights W that Francis can have and be in low-risk category.
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BMI: 22.1 Inequality: W < 25 (this is just for heart disease, I don't know if your teacher also wants you to use a BMI chart from online, because you also have to take into consideration that going too far below 25 isn't healthy) By the way, what this question is suggesting really isn't true, BMI has no correlation to heart disease. Bodybuilders are considered overweight by BMI because of their heavy weights from muscle mass, but they are in very good health condition
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