document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=980546>Question 980546</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \"Police arrive at a murder scene at 3:00 AM and record the bodes temperature which was 93F. aT 4:00 AM, after inspecting and fingerprinting the area, they again took the temperature of the body which dropped to 82F. The temperature of the crime scene has remained at a constant 71F. Determine when the person was murdered. Assume that the temperature of the body at the time of death was 98.6F.\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i really need any help for this problem, i have no idea how to solve to get the final answer. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #601671 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><B>macston(5194)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=macston><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=601671\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the decrease in body temperature is linear, then the temperature drops at a rate of 9 degrees F per hour (from 93F at 3:00AM to 82F at 4:00AM)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "From the time of death (body at 98.6F) to 3:00AM (body at 93F), the temperature has dropped (98.6F-93F=5.6F) 5.6 degrees F.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "At 3:00AM, the body has been dead for 37 minutes, so time of death was 2:27AM   </SPAN>\n" );
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