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Ideal weight. Dr. J. D. Robinson published the following estimate of the ideal body weight of a woman:
(A) Find a linear model for Robinson’s estimate of the ideal weight of a woman using
ideal body weight (in kilograms) and
(B) Interpret the slope of the model.
(C) If a woman is
(D) If a woman weighs 60 kg, what does the model predict her height to be?
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