Recall that the Widmark formula uses $r = 0.68$ for men and $r = 0.55$ for women.\ $B = -0.015t + \frac{2.84 \times N}{W \times r}$\ A female student had five glasses of wine at a party. She weighs 110 pounds.\ How long will it take before her BAC falls to 0.08?
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84N B = -0.015t + WXT, where N B is the number of drinks, t is the time in hours, W is the weight in pounds, and X is the Widmark factor (0.55 for women). In this case, the student had five glasses of wine, so N B = 5. Show more…
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