If a body cools from a temperature of $62^{\circ} C$ to $50^{\circ} C$ in $10 \, \text{minutes}$ and to $42^{\circ} C$ in the next $10 \, \text{minutes}$, then the temperature of the surroundings is (in $^{\circ} C$)

  • A
    $12$
  • B
    $26$
  • C
    $36$
  • D
    $21$

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