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Algebra, STD2 EQ-Bank 28

Sharon drinks three glasses of chardonnay over a 180-minute period, each glass containing 1.6 standard drinks.

Sharon weighs 78 kilograms, and her blood alcohol content (BAC) at the end of this period can be calculated using the following formula:

\(\text{BAC}_{\text {female }}=\dfrac{10 N-7.5 H }{5.5 M}\)

where \(N\) = number of standard drinks consumed
\(H\) = the number of hours drinking
\(M\) = the person's mass in kilograms

 
The spreadsheet below can be used to calculate Sharon's \(\text{BAC}\).
 

  1. What value should be input into cell B5.   (1 mark)

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  2. Write down the formula that has been used in cell E4, using appropriate grid references.   (2 marks)

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a.    \(\text{Cell B5 value}=3\)

b.  \(=\left(10^* \text{B4}-7.5^* \text{B5}\right) /(5.5^* \text{B6})\)

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a.    \(\text{180 minutes}\ =\ \text{3 hours}\)

\(\therefore \ \text{Cell B5 value}=3\)
 

b.  \(=\left(10^* \text{B4}-7.5^* \text{B5}\right) /(5.5^* \text{B6})\)

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