Question

At 1:00 a.m., a homicide detective found the reading of a corpse's body temperature to be 88 degrees Fahrenheit. One hour later, the body temperature is 83 degrees Fahrenheit. If the body has been in a 74 degree Fahrenheit room since its death, what is the time of death assuming the body was at 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit at its death?

Answer 1

From the "Related Questions" below,
Steve answered this question back in July

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Is this a question under Newton's Law of Cooling from Calculus?
If so, just apply the formula which is in your text.

Answer 2

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