Find the indicated ratios. A total cholesterol level of 200 mg/dL is considered too high, but many

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Find the indicated ratios. A total cholesterol level of 200 mg/dL is considered too high, but many doctors consider the ratio of the total cholesterol to HDL (high density lipids—the “good” cholesterol) a more important measure of risk to coronary heart disease. What is this ratio if the total cholesterol is 179 mg/dL and the HDL is 39 mg/dL? (Average for females is about 4.5, and for males is about 5.0.)

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Basic Technical Mathematics

ISBN: 9780137529896

12th Edition

Authors: Allyn J. Washington, Richard Evans

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