The number of morbidly obese people from the graph is
The nuber of morbidly obese people having bmi greater than 40 is
[tex]\begin{gathered} 3+3+2+1+1+2=12 \\ 12\text{ people are morbidly obese} \end{gathered}[/tex]B find the % of morbidly obese people.
[tex]\begin{gathered} \text{percentage =}\frac{\text{number of morbidly obese people}}{\text{total number of people}}\ast100 \\ =\frac{12}{141}\ast100\ast \\ =8.5 \end{gathered}[/tex]8.5 % people are morbidly obese
C. Compare both the percentages
[tex]\begin{gathered} \text{The recent estimate is 3 percent.} \\ \text{The difference between present and recent estimate is } \\ 8.5-3=5.5\text{percent} \end{gathered}[/tex]As per the present estimate, the number of morbidly obese people have increased by 5.5% compared to a recent estimate.
