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Craig Alexander

10/13/2021 · Middle School

BAC is usually determined by a breathalyzer, urinalysis, or blood test. However, Swedish physician, E.M.P. Widmark developed the following equation for estimating an individual's BAC. This formula is widely used by scientists: \( { } ^ { 2 } \) 

\( B = - 0.015 t + \frac { 2.84 N } { W g } \) , where 

\( B = \) percentage of BAC

\(N = \) number of "standard drinks" (A standard drink is one \( 12 \) -ounce beer, one \( 5 \) - ounce glass of wine, or one \( 1.5 \) -ounce shot of liquor.) \( N \) should be at least \( 1 \) . 

\( W = \) weight in pounds 

\( g = \) gender constant, \( 0.68 \) for men and \( 0.55 \) for women 

\( t = \) number of hours since the first drink 

A male student has a BAC of \( 0.06 \% \) . He weighs \( 176 \) pounds and has had \( 7 \) drinks. How long has it been since his first drink? Use the Widmark equation. Round to the nearest TENTH of an hour. Answer = hours (Round to the nearest tenth of an hour) 

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Grant Hanson
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5.0 (40votes)

0.0006=-0.015×t+\(\frac{2.84\times7 }{176\times 0.68}\)

t=11

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