Here is a chart revealing how many grams of alcohol are found inthe following beverages:
12 ounce regular beer ----------> 13.6 grams ofalcohol,
12 ounce light beer ------------> 11.3 grams ofalcohol
4 ounce port wine -------------> 16.4 grams ofalcohol
4 ounce burgundy wine---------> 10.9 grams of alcohol
4 ounce rose wine-------------> 10.0 grams of alcohol
1.5 ounce 100 proofvodka -------> 16.7 grams of alcohol
1.5 ounce 100 proof bourbon------> 16.7 grams of alcohol
1.5 ounce 80 proofvodka --------> 13.4 grams of alcohol
1.5 ounce 80 proof bourbon------> 13.4 grams of alcohol

A college-age male in good shape weighing K kilogramshas about 0.68 Kliters of body fluids. Males in poor shapehave less.
A college-age female in good shape weighing K kilogramshas about 0.65 Kliters of body fluids. Females in poor shapehave less.

In all states, if your body fluids contain morethan 1 gram of alcohol per liter, then you are too drunkto drive legally.
In some states, if your body fluids contain morethan 0.8 grams of alcohol per liter, then you are toodrunk to drive legally.

The typical human liver can eliminate 12 grams ofalcohol per hour.

1.Your gang is going to a party and they are riding in yourcar.
Your strategy is to nurse one 12 -ounce beer each houryou are at the party. If you start with no alcohol in your systemand you stay for 5 hours, will your blood alcoholconcentration ever exceed 0.8 (grams/liter) ? when weightis 180pounds.

2. Your gang is going to a party and they are riding inyour car.
Your strategy is to figure out how many 4 -ounce glassesof burgundy you can nurse per hour and so that your body fluidsnever contain more than0.8 (grams/liter) forwhole 6 hours.
Do it. ?(weight = 180pounds)

3. Chip, a male student weighing 135 pounds,drives to the party with the idea of nursingtwo 12 -ounce beers each hour for five hours. If hestarts with no alcohol in his system, what how many grams ofalcohol are there in each liter of his body fluids at the end ofthe five hours?
After the five hours, about how long must he go without drinkingalcohol in order to reduce his body fluid alcohol concentration toa legal driving level of under 0.8 (grams/liter) ?