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

Answer:

Reggie falls in the underweight category.

Explanation:

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

Formula used : $BMI=\frac{\text{Weight}\times 703}{\text{Height}^2}$

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,

$BMI=\frac{130\times 703}{(72)^2}$

$BMI=\frac{91390}{5184}$

$BMI=17.629$

So, BMI < 18.5.

i.e. Reggie falls in the underweight category.