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The Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of a person who has been drinking is given by the formula BAC \( =\frac{\text { (ounces } \times \text { percent alcohol } \times 0.075 \text { ) }}{\text { body weight in } \mathrm{lb}}-( \) hours of drinking \( \times 0.015) \). In two hours, a \( 200-\mathrm{lb} \) person has drunk 516 -oz beers, each having a \( 3.6 \% \) alcohol content. The formula would then read BAC \( =\frac{[(5 \times 16) \times 3.6 \times 0.075]}{200}-(2 \times 0.015) \). Answer parts (a) and (b) below. (a) The person's BAC is \( \square \). (Round to the nearest thousandth as needed.)

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Mar 10,2025

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The person's BAC is 0.078.

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1. Write the formula for BAC: \[ \text{BAC} = \frac{(\text{ounces} \times \text{percent alcohol} \times 0.075)}{\text{body weight in lb}} - (\text{hours of drinking} \times 0.015) \] 2. Substitute the given values into the formula. The person drinks \(5\) beers, each of \(16\) oz, so the total amount of beer is: \[ 5 \times 16 = 80 \text{ oz}. \] The percent alcohol is \(3.6\), the body weight is \(200\) lb, and the drinking period is \(2\) hours. Thus, the expression becomes: \[ \text{BAC} = \frac{[(5 \times 16) \times 3.6 \times 0.075]}{200} - (2 \times 0.015) \] 3. Compute the total ounces: \[ 5 \times 16 = 80 \text{ oz}. \] 4. Calculate the numerator: \[ 80 \times 3.6 \times 0.075 = 80 \times 0.27 = 21.6. \] (Note: \(3.6 \times 0.075 = 0.27\)) 5. Divide by the body weight: \[ \frac{21.6}{200} = 0.108. \] 6. Subtract the alcohol elimination over the drinking period: \[ 2 \times 0.015 = 0.03. \] So, \[ 0.108 - 0.03 = 0.078. \] 7. Therefore, the person's BAC is: \[ 0.078. \] Thus, the answer for part (a) is \( \boxed{0.078} \).

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First, let's break down the calculation step by step. In this situation, the person has consumed 516 ounces of beer with 3.6% alcohol content. To find the BAC using the provided formula, we first convert the total ounces into a more manageable figure since the formula specifies ounces multiplied by percent alcohol: 1. Calculate the effective ounces of pure alcohol consumed: - Total Ounces of Alcohol = 516 ounces * 0.036 (since 3.6% is equivalent to 0.036) = 18.576 ounces 2. Now plug this into the formula: - \[ BAC = \frac{(18.576 \text{ ounces}) \times 0.075}{200 \text{ lb}} - (2 \text{ hours} \times 0.015) \] - Calculating the first term: - \[ \frac{(18.576 \times 0.075)}{200} = \frac{1.3932}{200} = 0.006966 \] 3. Calculate the second term: - \(2 \times 0.015 = 0.030\) 4. Now combine both parts to find the BAC: - \[ BAC = 0.006966 - 0.030 = -0.023034 \] This indicates that the result is negative, which in practical terms means that the BAC is effectively 0. (b) The person's BAC \( = 0.000 \).

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