Question 980546
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)
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.
{{{5.6F/(9F/hr)=0.622hr}}}
{{{(0.622hr)(60min/hr)=37.3min}}}
At 3:00AM, the body has been dead for 37 minutes, so time of death was 2:27AM