Weight status category and the corresponding percentiles

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Weight status category and the corresponding percentiles and BMI ranges for 10-year-old boys in the states table.

Weight Status Category Percentile Range BMI Range
Underweight Less than 5th Less than 14.2
Healthy Weight Between 5th and 85th Between14.2 and 19.4
Overweight Between 85th and 95th Between 19.4 and 22.2
Obese More than 95th More than 22.2
Mean: 19.2 Standard deviation: 2.6

1. Compute the proportion of 10-year-old boys in this town that are in the various weight status categories given the BMI ranges?

2. Discuss whether the concern of health officials is justified.

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