On average, the human body can dispose of the alcohol in 12 ounces of beer in about:
- One hour ✓
- One day
- Five minutes
- Five hours
Answer: A. One hour
The body can dispose of the alcohol in 12 ounces of beer in about one hour.
Why this is the answer
The handbook explains that 12 ounces of beer is a standard drink and contains about the same amount of alcohol as the other listed drinks. It then says the body takes approximately one hour, on average, to remove the alcohol from one such drink. That matches the one-hour choice. The other time spans are far off from the handbook's average, either much too short or much too long.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. One day — One day is far longer than the handbook's average of about one hour for removing the alcohol in 12 ounces of beer.
- C. Five minutes — Five minutes is far too short; the handbook gives an average of about one hour, not minutes.
- D. Five hours — Five hours is much longer than the handbook's average of about one hour for this amount of beer.
Remember it
Think of one standard drink clearing in about one hour, not minutes or days.