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The term BMI ...

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The term BMI stands for?

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Boy Mass Index

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Body Mass Index

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Boss Mass Index

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D

Body Massage Index

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is A Body Mass Index
BMI stands for Body Mass Index.
Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters.
It indicates body fatness.

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Q. A doctor uses the formula in the box to calculate patients'body mass index (BMI).A patient is described as underweight if their BMI is below 18.5 .
a Tina's mass is 48.8

k g

and her height is 1.56

m .

Is she underweight? Explain your answer.
b Stephen's height is 1.80

m

and his mass is 68.5

k g

. He wants to have a BMI of

20 .

How many kilograms must he lose to reach a BMI of 20 ? Show your working.

Formula used by doctor for BMI:

= \frac{m}{h^{2}}

m

is the mass in kilograms and

h

is the height in metres.

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