A thermometer reading 18 degrees Celsius is brought into a room where temperature is 70 degrees Celsius. One minute later the thermometer reading is 31 degrees Celsius. Determine the temperature reading 5 minutes after it is brought into the room.
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This means that the difference between the thermometer's temperature and the room's temperature decreases by a certain percentage every minute. In the first minute, the thermometer's temperature increased from 18 degrees to 31 degrees, which is a difference of 13 Show more…
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