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Question
Your friend was absent from school yesterday. You are enquiring about his absence. He told that he had a fever and it was measured to be 100oC. Is it possible to have a 100oC fever? If he is wrong, try to make him understand.
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Solution
- No. It is not possible to 100°C fever. The normal temperature of the human body is between 98.4°F and 98.6°F.
- So, he should say that he was affected by a fever of 100°F and it is not 100°C.
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