A temperature line graph for a patient reads every 4 hours: 8 a.m. 38°, 12 noon 40°, 4 p.m. 39°, 8 p.m. 37°. The doctor records 'fever' whenever the reading is above 38.5°. For how many of these readings did the patient have fever?

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2. Readings above 38.5: 40 (12 noon) and 39 (4 p.m.) = 2 readings. (38 and 37 are not above 38.5.)

A temperature line graph for a patient reads every 4 hours: 8 a.m. 38°, 12 noon 40°, 4 p.m. 39°, 8 p.m. 37°.
The doctor records 'fever' whenever the reading is above 38.5°. For how many of these readings did the patient have fever?

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A temperature line graph for a patient reads every 4 hours: 8 a.m. 38°, 12 noon 40°, 4 p.m. 39°, 8 p.m. 37°.The doctor records 'fever' whenever the reading is above 38.5°. For how many of these readings did the patient have fever?

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A temperature line graph for a patient reads every 4 hours: 8 a.m. 38°, 12 noon 40°, 4 p.m. 39°, 8 p.m. 37°.
The doctor records 'fever' whenever the reading is above 38.5°. For how many of these readings did the patient have fever?