About 15 - 20% of the adult human body weight is fat: If a person is thin; they could have body fat content of about 9%. If they were overweight; they could have content of up to 41%. What would their % body weight of water be in each case? (Hint: add up the above and then the fat; the rest is water)
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First, we need to find the total body weight percentage that is not fat. We can do this by subtracting the fat percentage from 100%. For a thin person with 9% body fat: 100% - 9% = 91% of their body weight is not fat. For an overweight person with 41% body Show more…
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