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Calculating BAC (2023-2024 edition)

Last updated 8 months ago
9 questions
Note from the author:
Round all answers to 2 decimal places!
Round all answers to 2 decimal places!
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What would be the approximate BAC of a 185-pound man who has consumed three shots of Jack Daniel's in an hour?

1 shot = 1.5 ounces
Jack Daniel's is 80 proof = 40 percent alcohol
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What would be the approximate BAC of a 185-pound woman who has consumed three shots of Jack Daniel's in an hour?

1 shot = 1.5 ounces
Jack Daniel's is 80 proof = 40 percent alcohol
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What would be the approximate BAC of a 150-pound woman who has consumed 1 cup (8 ounces) of Pinot Noir (wine) within the last hour?

Pinot Noir = 12 percent alcohol
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1
A (scrawny) 120-pound teenage male is rebelling by drinking 2 cans (1 can = 16 oz) of Bud Light (4.2% alcohol by volume) with his friends.

What would his blood alcohol content be if he was caught the same hour driving home?
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1
Monica is throwing back martinis at the club with her friends. She has one with her girl friends, and then a friendly handsome man buys her a second.

What would her blood alcohol content be after the 2nd drink?

1 martini = 2.25 oz of 32% ABV liquor
Monica's weight = 136 lbs
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1
Monica is at the club again (on a school night, no less!) taking shots with her friends. Tonight she drinks 3 shots of tequila.

What would her blood alcohol content be after the 3rd drink?

tequila = 80 proof (divide by 2 to get ABV)
1 shot = 1.5 ounces
_______ BAC

On average, alcohol is removed at a rate of 0.015 BAC per hour. How many hours (2 decimal places) would it take for Monica's body to finish metabolizing all of the alcohol she consumed?

_______ hours
1
Mr. Ly weighs 152 pounds. How many 12-oz cans of hard lemonade (ABV = 5%) would he need to drink for his BAC to reach .08?

_______ cans
1
Mrs. -insert name here- weighs 170 pounds. How many 16-oz bottles of Heineken (ABV = 5%) would she need to drink for her BAC to reach .06?

_______ bottles
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Using your own weight and biological sex, calculate your BAC if you were to drink 2.5 12-oz cans of Truly hard-seltzers (5% ABV)

_______ BAC