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Approximately how long has the victim been dead if his body temperature was

50.0°F?*
38 hours 22 minutes
34 hours 8 minutes
57 hours 24 minutes
43 hours 8 minutes

User Mmarion
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After the first 12 hours, the body loses about 0.39°C (0.7°F) per hour. than 12 hours. you use the rate of 0.78°C per hour to estimate the time of death. Temperature of dead body is 32.2°C
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D) 43 hours and 8 minutes but it also depends where the body was and the temperature it was in the area the body was discovered.
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