Question

The highest temperature ever recorded for a person with a fever who survived was 115 degrees. Alternatively, the lowest temperature ever recorded on a patient who survived was 56.7 degrees. If the average temperature is 98.6 degrees, which extreme temperature was furthest from the norm? How much further?

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Answer 1

`56.7` degrees

Explanation:

The distance of
`115` degrees from
`98.6` degrees is
`115 - 98.6 = 16.4` while the space of
`56.7` degrees from
`98.6` degrees is
`98.6-56.7 = 41.9`, so the answer is
`56.7`.