A rough formula to find a females weight used to be 100 poun
A rough formula to find a female\'s weight used to be 100 pounds for 5 feet of height and 5 pounds for every inch over 5 feet. This, of course, did not take into account other factors such as the increased muscle mass of athletes or dense bone structures of certain ethnic groups. Using that formula, what would a woman 5\' 22.5\" weigh?
Solution
100 pounds for 5 feetof height
5 pounds for every inch over 5 feet
Let x be height above 5 feet.
So, weight: W = 100 +x*5 = 100 +5x
Now for woman of height 5\' 22.5\" means x = 22.5
So, W = 100 +5*22.5 = 212.5 pounds
So, weight of woman = 212.5 pound

