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Question

Sharon Shields is a 20-year-old female majoring in psychology. She has transferred from a community college where she commuted daily, worked as a cashier for about 12 hours per week, and played volleyball on her college's team. She is transferring to The Ohio State University and has been offered a scholarship to play on the team. She is impressed with the University and the chance of having the opportunity to play at a national university. As the season approaches and she gets to know the other players, she notices that the other players are concerned about their overall fitness and start to train early to get a head start. As the season approaches, she needs to get back into shape. One item that her teammates discuss is their body mass index, or BMI. She calculates that she currently weighs 185 pounds and is 5 foot 9 inches in height. She calculates her BMI at 27.4, which is in the overweight category. While she was surprised that the BMI was higher than she expected, she thought she could get in into the normal BMI range, which is 18.5 to 24.9. To simplify things, she decides to target a BMI of 24.0.