Question

Which variable is most important to the following problem?

Answer 1

Answer:

A. The number of hours it took for the temperature to reach its peak.

Step-by-step explanation:

At 10:00 a.m., a patient's temperature was 101.5 degrees.

At 1:00 p.m., the nurse took the patient's temperature again and found it was 105.8 degrees, the highest ever recorded.

So, it took 3 hours for the temperature to reach a record high.

Here the important variable is - the number of hours it took for the temperature to reach its peak.

Answer 2

The answer is A. because it takes time for the temp to rise. In this case it took 3 hours for it to rise 4.3 degrees