Question

Which variable is most important to the following problem? At 9:45 a.m. a patient’s temperature was 101.5 degrees at 10:41, the nurse took the patients temperature again and found it was 105.8 degrees, the highest ever recorded. How long did it take for the patients temperature to reach that high? A: the number of minutes it took for the to reach its peak B: the number of degrees that the temperature changed C: the date on which the previous high was recorded

Answer 1

The answer is B: the number of degrees that the temperature changed.

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Option A is the important variable.

Explanation:

Given is - At 9:45 a.m. a patient’s temperature was 101.5 degrees at 10:41, the nurse took the patients temperature again and found it was 105.8 degrees, the highest ever recorded.

The variable that is most important here is A: the number of minutes it took for the to reach its peak.

Firstly it is not mentioned if 10:41 is am or pm.

If its am, then such a temperature rise in less than an hour is very dangerous.

So, the important variable is option A.