For the following calculation, round to the nearest 0.1.

Subject A is 5'8" tall and weighs 161 pounds. Her BMI is ______ kg/m2.

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For the following calculation, round to the nearest 0.1.

Subject A is 5'8" tall and weighs 161 pounds. Her BMI is ______ kg/m2.

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To tackle this BMI question, I’ll lay out the calculation steps and then evaluate each answer option.

First, convert A’s height and weight to metric units:
- Height: 5'8" is 68 inches. Since 1 inch = 0.0254 meters, height in meters = 68 × 0.0254 = 1.7272 m (approximately).
- Weight: 161 pounds. Since 1 pound = 0.45359237 kilograms, weight in kilograms = 161 × 0.45359237 ≈ 73.028 kg.

Next, apply the BMI formula: BMI = weight (kg) / [height (m)]^2.
- Compute height squared: (1.7272 m)^2 ≈ 2.9832 m^2.
- Compute BMI: 73.028 kg / 2.9832 m^2 ≈ 24.5 kg/m^2.

Now, evaluate the given options one by one:
- Option A: 16.6. If you roughly compare, this would require a smaller weight for the same height or a much taller height; using the actual numbers shows the BMI is well above this value, so this is unlikely.
- Option B: 24.5. This matches the calculation above; the computed BMI rounds to about 24.5 kg/m^2 when rounded to the nearest tenth.
- Option C: 28.7. This would correspond to a higher BMI, which would occur if either the weight were notably higher or the height were shorter; with the given measurements, the BMI is not this high.
- Option D: 33.6. This is in the obesity range and indicates a much larger BMI than the calculated value here; the actual BMI is substantially lower for these measurements.

In summary, the correct result is the value that aligns with the direct computation using standard unit conversions and the BMI formula. The other options represent values that would require different numbers for weight or height that do not match A’s given measurements.

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For the following calculation, round to the nearest 0.1. Subject A is 5'8" tall and weighs 161 pounds. Her BMI is ______ kg/m2.

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