Question

Reggie is 72 inches tall and weighs 130 pounds. Use the formula below to answer the question about his weight. BMI = Weight (in pounds) × 703 / [Height (in inches)]² Which BMI category does Reggie fall into?

Answer 1

Reggie’s BMI is 17.9262

Answer 2

Reggie falls in the underweight category.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : Reggie is 72 inches tall and weighs 130 pounds.

Formula used :
`BMI=\frac{\text{Weight}* 703}{\text{Height}^2}`

Weight in pounds and height in inches,

To find : Which BMI category does Reggie fall into?

Solution :

The BMI categories are :

1) Underweight BMI< 18.5

2) Normal weight BMI - 18.5 - 24.9

3) Overweight BMI- 25 - 29.9

4) Obesity BMI - 30 or greater

We have given Height = 72 inches

Weight = 130 pounds

Substitute value in the formula,

`BMI=(130* 703)/((72)^2)`

`BMI=(91390)/(5184)`

`BMI=17.629`

So, BMI < 18.5.

i.e. Reggie falls in the underweight category.