An investigator arrives in a crime scene where a dead body of the victim was found. He arrives at exactly 10:30 PM and immediately takes the temperature of the victim and was found to be 31.2 °C. The temperature of the victim was taken again at 11:30 PM and it was found to be 29.5 °C. The scene of the crime is a room in which the temperature is maintained at 25°C. What is the time of death of the victim assuming that the victim's temperature is 37 °C prior to the time of death?

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An investigator arrives in a crime scene where a dead body of the victim
was found. He arrives at exactly 10:30 PM and immediately takes the
temperature of the victim and was found to be 31.2 °C. The temperature of
the victim was taken again at 11:30 PM and it was found to be 29.5 °C. The
scene of the crime is a room in which the temperature is maintained at
25°C. What is the time of death of the victim assuming that the victim's
temperature is 37 °C prior to the time of death?
3:30 PM
5:00 PM
7:00 PM
8:30 PM
Transcribed Image Text:An investigator arrives in a crime scene where a dead body of the victim was found. He arrives at exactly 10:30 PM and immediately takes the temperature of the victim and was found to be 31.2 °C. The temperature of the victim was taken again at 11:30 PM and it was found to be 29.5 °C. The scene of the crime is a room in which the temperature is maintained at 25°C. What is the time of death of the victim assuming that the victim's temperature is 37 °C prior to the time of death? 3:30 PM 5:00 PM 7:00 PM 8:30 PM
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