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What is the approximate percentage of healthy adults with body temperatures between 96.73 and 99.85

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By the empirical rule we know that 99.7% of the data lies within 3 standard deviation of the mean. Approximately 68% of healthy adults in this group have body temperatures within 1 standard of the​ mean, or between 97.55F and 98.67F.
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