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A nurse takes the temperature of a patient every 10 minutes and records the temperatures as follows:

98.7 °F, 101.0 °F, 100.4 °F, 98.0 °F, and 99.0 °F.

Find the patient's mean temperature. Round your answer to two decimal places.

The patient's mean temperature was ______ °F.



Answer :

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To find the patient's mean temperature, follow these steps:

1. List the Recorded Temperatures:
The nurse recorded the following temperatures:
- 98.7 °F
- 101.0 °F
- 100.4 °F
- 98.0 °F
- 99.0 °F

2. Sum the Temperatures:
Add all the recorded temperatures together:
[tex]\[ 98.7 + 101.0 + 100.4 + 98.0 + 99.0 = 497.1 \][/tex]

3. Count the Number of Temperatures:
There are 5 recorded temperatures.

4. Calculate the Mean Temperature:
The mean temperature is found by dividing the total sum of the temperatures by the number of temperatures:
[tex]\[ \text{Mean Temperature} = \frac{497.1}{5} = 99.42 \][/tex]

5. Round the Mean Temperature:
The mean temperature is already rounded to two decimal places, which is 99.42.

Thus, the patient's mean temperature was 99.42 °F.