Which Fahrenheit reading is at or above the fever threshold?

Which Fahrenheit reading is at or above the fever threshold?

• A. 99.5 F
• B. 100.4 F
• C. 102.2 F
• D. 98.6 F

Answer: (B)

Fever is defined using a standard cutoff of about 100.4°F (38°C). Readings at or above this temperature are considered feverish. Among these options, 100.4°F sits exactly at that threshold, so it meets the criterion of being at or above fever. The other lower values are clearly below fever, while a higher value like 102.2°F is also feverish, but the option that marks the threshold itself is the one that best fits the phrasing of “at or above the fever threshold.”

Fever is defined using a standard cutoff of about 100.4°F (38°C). Readings at or above this temperature are considered feverish.

Among these options, 100.4°F sits exactly at that threshold, so it meets the criterion of being at or above fever. The other lower values are clearly below fever, while a higher value like 102.2°F is also feverish, but the option that marks the threshold itself is the one that best fits the phrasing of “at or above the fever threshold.”