Key Idea From Newton's law of cooling, the time taken (t) by a body to cool from T1 to T2 when placed in a medium of temperature T0 can be calculated from relation tT1−T2=K1(2T1+T2−T0) When the object cool from 80∘C to 70∘C in 12 minutes, then from Newton's law of cooling, 1280−70= K1(280+70−25)[∵T0=25∘C]65= K150 Similarly, when object cool from 70∘C to 60∘C we get t70−60= K1(270+60−25)t10= K140 Divide Eq. (i) and (ii), we get 65×10t=4050⇒t=45×12=15 minutes