How do I Calculate BMI By Dividing Weight in Pounds?

BMI stands for body mass index, which is one simple calculation used to estimate body fat in a person based on their weight and height. BMI calculations can warn of potential weight problems for people whose weight is disproportionately high or low for their height. BMI finds widespread use because of the ease of calculation and inexpensive cost. You can calculate your BMI using your height in inches and weight in pounds.

Things You'll Need

• Bathroom scale
• Tape measure

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Instructions

• 1

  Use a tape measure to measure your height in inches. Step on a bathroom scale to determine your weight in pounds.

• 2

  Multiply your height in inches by the same number. For example, if you are 72 inches tall, you would multiply 72 by 72, for a total of 5,184.

• 3

  Divide your weight in pounds by the total from Step 2. For example, if you weigh 180 pounds, you would divide 180 by 5,184 to get 0.0347222.

• 4

  Multiply the result from Step 3 by 703 to calculate your BMI. Finishing the example, you would multiply 0.0347222 by 703 to determine that your BMI is about 24.41.