The nurse calculates the body mass index (BMI) of a man who is 6 feet tall (1.8 meters) and weighs 150 pounds (68.1 kilograms) to be:
a. 21.0.
b. 34.8.
c. 43.1.
d. 66.3.
A
The formula to calculate BMI is: weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared (68.1 kilograms รท 3.24 meters = 21.0).
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