Newton's Law of Cooling

Calculus Level 4

I just took my boiling water (100\(^\circ\)C) off of the stove because it was boiling over. In the 3 minutes I had it off the burner, the temperature decreased to 85\(^\circ\)C. Given that the room temperature is 25\(^\circ\)C and Newton's law of cooling is followed, find the temperature of the water in degrees Celsius when I leave it on the counter for 3 more minutes.

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