About .02 per drink, about an hour each
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On average, how long does your body take to remove the alcohol in one 12-ounce beer?
The rule
For a 150-pound man, each standard drink raises BAC by about .02, and the body needs about one hour, on average, to get rid of that much alcohol. Women usually take longer.
Each standard drink raises a 150-pound man's BAC by about .02, and the body needs about an hour on average to remove it. Women usually take longer.
From the New York State Driver's Manual, page 55. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the DMV have the final word.
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