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B. Given the table below of blood alcohol percents, answer the following using your own approximate weight.
Body Weight (pounds)
# Drinks
100
120
140
160
180
200
220
240 .
1
0.04
0.03
0.03
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
2
0.08
0.06
0.05
0.05
0.04
0.04
0.03
0.03
0.05% - Drivers hesitant; alternate from
“who cares?” to impulsive
3
0.11
0.09
0.08
0.07
0.06
0.06
0.05
0.05
aggression.
0.08% - Judgment seriously affected.
4
0.15
0.12
0.11
0.09
0.08
0.08
0.07
0.06
Coordination impaired. Legally
considered “under the influence”.
0.15% - Unmistakably drunk. All faculties
5
0.19
0.16
0.13
0.12
0.11
0.09
0.09
0.08
seriously affected.
0.30% - Stuporous.
6
0.23
0.19
0.16
0.15
0.13
0.11
0.10
0.09
0.40% - Unconscious. Possibly in comma
and on verge of death
7
0.26
0.22
0.19
0.16
0.15
0.13
0.12
0.11
*between 0.40% & 0.50% - Death from
blood alcohol poisoning
8
0.30
0.25
0.21
0.19
0.17
0.15
0.14
0.13
Source:
Governor’s Traffic Safety
Coordinating Committee,
9
0.34
0.28
0.24
0.21
0.19
0.17
0.15
0.14
Springfield Illinois
10
0.38
0.31
0.27
0.23
0.21
0.19
0.17
0.16
**Subtract 0.01 for each 40 minutes of drinking**
(Courtesy of the Office of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Programming, University of Minn.)
Assume that you have been imbibing - consuming - the number of alcoholic drinks
given below for 2 hours then answer the following (be sure to read the ** note above).
1) What is your approximate weight in the table?
1) _____________________
2a) For 2 drinks what will be your blood alcohol percent level?
2a) _____________________%
b) Calculate your percent chance of having an accident.
b) _____________________%
3a) For 5 drinks what will be your blood alcohol percent level?
3a) _____________________%
b) Calculate your percent chance of having an accident.
b) _____________________%
4a) For 8 drinks what will be your blood alcohol percent level?
4a) _____________________%
(Note: Death from blood alcohol poisoning occurs at 0.4% to 0.5%)
b) Calculate your percent chance of having an accident.
b) _____________________%
5) Compare in your group the heaviest and lightest students' answers to
#4b) above by subtracting the larger % number minus the smaller % number.
5) _____________________%
What is the difference?
6a) Did the result from #5 above surprise you (yes or no)?
6a) _____________________
b) Explain why using complete sentence(s):
______________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
7) Disregarding the length of time drinking, if someone weighs 160 pounds and has
a 89.48% chance of having an accident then how many drinks did that person consume? 7) ___________________
* R. Greenlee Wheaton Warrenville South High School, Wheaton IL. 06/23/01 *
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