If an athlete weighs 147 lb and has 15.0 % body fat by weight, how many pounds of fat does the athlete's body contain?

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22 January, 04:49

If an athlete weighs 147 lb and has 15.0 % body fat by weight, how many pounds of fat does the athlete's body contain?

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Gemma Tate · Answer 1

I think I answered a question just like this the other day. To get the weight of the body fat, multiply the total body weight by the percentage of the body fat (as a decimal, which would be 0.15).

So, you would do this:

147x0.15=22.05

The athlete's body contains 22.05 pounds of fat.