Question

During his leg of the run, Shannon developed hypothermia, a dangerous condition caused by extreme cold. Normal body temperature is 98.5ºF. During hypothermia, it falls by at least 3.5º. If his temperature dropped by that amount, what was Shannon’s body temperature with hypothermia?

Answer 1

Normal body temperature
= 98.5 °F
Temperature falls by 3.5 °F during hypothermia
Hence there is a decrease in the normal temperature

Therefore the temperature during hypothermia
= 98.5 -3.5
= 95 °F