You take Mrs. Main's temperature at 7:00 a.m.; it reads 97.8 °F. At 3:00 p.m., you take her temperature again; it reads 99 °F. How do you account for the difference?

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It is normal for body temperature to decrease during sleep due to a decrease in metabolic activity. As Mrs. Main's temperature increased later in the day, this suggests that her body was becoming more active and producing more heat.

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