Answer: The weight of tallest person would be 607.16 pounds.
Step-by-step explanation:
Since we have given that
height of the tallest person = 8 feet 11 inches = 107 inches
If all men had identical body types, their weight would vary directly as the cube of their height.
If a man who is 5 feet 10 inches tall (70 inches) with the same body type as the tallest person weighs 170 pounds,
So, it becomes,
[tex]W=xh^3[/tex]
[tex]170=x(70)^3\\\\\dfrac{170}{70^3}=x\\\\x=\dfrac{170}{343000}[/tex]
So, weight of tallest person would be
[tex]W=\dfrac{170}{343000}\times 107^3\\\\W=607.16\ pounds[/tex]
Hence, the weight of tallest person would be 607.16 pounds.