document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=42300>Question 42300</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose that the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of a person who has been drinking is given by the following:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ounces consumed times % alcohol times 0.075 divided by body weight in pounds minus hours of drinking times 0.015\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the BAC for a  255-lb man who, in  2 hours, has drunk 13 beers. (Assume that each beer is 12 oz with a  4.5% alcohol content.) Round your answer to the nearest thousandth.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #27447 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=27447\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> just plug everything into the cookbook formula and get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "BAC = {[(156 oz)(4.5 %)(.075)] / 255} - 2(.015) =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "BAC = .176<BR>\n" );
document.write( "He is drunk!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13 beers in two hours would take me out too! </SPAN>\n" );
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