Find the BMI

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A person’s Body Mass Index (BMI) is worked out by dividing their weight (in kilograms) by the square of their height (in metres). A person is then classified as “underweight”, “normal”, “overweight” or “obese” according to the following table:






For example, Jill weighs 72 kg and is 1.82 m tall. Her body mass index is worked out as follows:




If Jack weighs 84 kg and is 1.71 m tall, calculate his BMI.                                      


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  1. Anonymous5 May 2021 at 06:39

    Using the formula, we need to do 84/1.71^2, which is roughly 28. This means Jack's BMI is overweight

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