The weight of male Americans between The ages of 18 and 25 is Normally distributed With a mean of 160.4 pounds and a standard deviation of 27 pounds. One definition of obesity states that a person is obese if the z-score of his weight is greater than 2. What is the obesity threshold weight, in pounds for a young adult American male? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

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The weight of male Americans between The ages of 18 and 25 is Normally distributed With a mean of 160.4 pounds and a standard deviation of 27 pounds. One definition of obesity states that a person is obese if the z-score of his weight is greater than 2.  What is the obesity threshold weight, in pounds for a young adult American male? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

anonymous · Answer

I think it's 214.4

campbell_st · Answer

the obese threshold is the mean + 2 x standard deviation 

so the minimum weight to be obese is 

$$160.4 + 2 \times 27 =$$

campbell_st · Answer

oops should be 

obese weight is > 214.4