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A scientist is investigating the effects of cold on human skin. In one of the scientists experiments, the temperature starts at 70f and drops by 1/10 every 2 minutes. What is the temperature after 6 minutes.
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A scientist is investigating the effects of cold on human skin. In one of the scientists experiments, the temperature starts at 70f and drops by 1/10 every 2 minutes. What is the temperature after 6 minutes.

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If the temperature drops 1/10 in every 2 minutes from 70f means it would drop 70/10 means 7f per 2 minutes and 7x3 f means 21f per 6 minutes

So the answer would be 70 - 21 = 49f

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