Body Mass Index (BMI)

Objective
To investigate the health of students of a class based on the Body
Mass Index (BMI).

weight

m
Height2
Where BMI =

Description
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Measured the heights of all students in my class.

Measured their weights in kg.

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Established the relationship between height and weight for boys and girls
separately.
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For Girls:-
Roll. No of Student Height in m Weight in Kg
1. 1.54 36
2. 1.58 45
3. 1.60 44
4. 1.59 56
5. 1.54 55

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6. 1.55 43
7. 1.56 56
8. 1.54 57
9. 1.53 43
10. 1.58 38
11. 1.59 59
12.
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13. 1.61 56
14. 1.62 54
15. 1.63 53
16. 1.66 52
17. 1.65 45
18. 1.65 43
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Calculation:-
Case 1 (Girls):-
weight
BMI for roll. No. 1 =
Height2

36
=

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1.542

36
=
2.37

=15.18
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Similarly calculated BMI for all girls.
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Roll.No Weight in Kg Square of Height BMI
1. 40 2.3716 16.86625
2. 45 2.4964 18.02596
3. 44 2.56 17.1875
4. 65 2.5281 25.71101
5. 55 2.3716 23.19109

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6. 43 2.4025 17.89802
7. 56 2.4336 23.01118
8. 57 2.3716 24.03441
9. 43 2.3409 18.369
10. 38 2.4964 15.22192
11. 59 2.5281 23.33768
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12. 45 2.56 17.57813
13. 56 2.5921 21.6041
14. 54 2.6244 20.57613
15. 60 2.6569 22.58271
16. 68 2.7556 24.67702
17. 45 2.7225 16.52893
2.7225 23.87511
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Result of Student’s Health according to following table:-

BMI Health

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Less than 20 Under weight
20-25 Good health
25-30 Over weight
30 and above E.c Obese(Very fat)

Roll. No. 1 Under weight

Roll. No. 5 has good health
Roll No. 4 is over weight
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There is no obese girl.

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Roll.No BMI Health
1. 16.86625 Under weight
2. 18.02596 Under weight
3. 17.1875 Under weight
4. 25.71101 over weight
5. 23.19109 good health
6. 17.89802 Under weight

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7. 23.01118 good health
8. 24.03441 good health
9. 18.369 Under weight
10. 15.22192 Under weight
11. 23.33768 good health
12. 17.57813 Under weight
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13. 21.6041 good health
14. 20.57613 good health
15. 22.58271 good health
16. 24.67702 good health
17. 16.52893 Under weight
18. 23.87511 good health
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Roll. No Square of Height Weight in Kg BMI
19. 2.56 42 16.40625
20. 2.5281 45 17.79993
21. 2.6244 49 18.67093
22. 2.5281 50 19.7777
23. 2.8224 65 23.03005

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24. 2.89 70 24.22145
25. 3.0625 80 26.12245
26. 2.7225 60 22.03857
27. 3.0625 68 22.20408
28. 3.0976 68 21.95248
29. 3.2041 80 24.96801
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30. 2.4336 45 18.49112
31. 2.5921 56 21.6041
32. 2.8561 54 18.9069
33. 2.6569 53 19.94806
34. 2.7556 63 22.86253
35. 3.0625 79 25.79592
2.7225 15.79431
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Calculation:-
Case 1 (Boys):-
weight
BMI for roll. No. 19 =
Height2

42
=

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1.62

42
=
2.56

=16.86
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Similarly calculated BMI for all boys.
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Data for Boys:-

Roll.No Weight in Kg Square of Height BMI

19. 42 2.3716 16.86625

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20 45 2.4964 18.02596
21 49 2.56 17.1875
22 50 2.5281 25.71101
23 65 2.3716 23.19109
24 70 2.4025 17.89802
2.4336 23.01118
25 80
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26 60 2.3716 24.03441
27 68 2.3409 18.369
28 68 2.4964 15.22192
29 80 2.5281 23.33768
30 45 2.56 17.57813
2.5921 21.6041
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31 56
32 54 2.6244 20.57613
33 53 2.6569 22.58271
34 63 2.7556 24.67702
35 79 2.7225 16.52893
2.7225 23.87511
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Result of Student’s Health according to following table:-

BMI Health

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Less than 20 Under weight
20-25 Good health
25-30 Over weight
30 and above E.c Obese(Very fat)

Roll. No. 19 Under weight

Roll. No. 23 has good health
Roll No. 25 is over weight
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There is no obese boy.

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Roll.No BMI Health
19. 16.86625 Under weight
20 18.02596 Under weight
21 17.1875 Under weight
22 25.71101 Over weight
23 23.19109 Good health

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24 17.89802 Under weight
25 23.01118 Good health
26 24.03441 Good health
27 18.369 Under weight
28 15.22192 Under weight
29 23.33768 Good health
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30 17.57813 Under weight
31 21.6041 Good health
32 20.57613 Good health
33 22.58271 Good health
34 24.67702 Good health
35 16.52893 Under weight
23.87511 Good health
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Result the health of most of the students falls in the two
categories under weight and good height.

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Suggestion:- The under weight students need to take care of
their diet to improve their health.

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