Tennessee Permit Practice Test

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If you have consumed three beers in the past hour, how long does it typically take for all the alcohol to leave your bloodstream?

One hour
Two hours
Four hours
Three hours

The correct answer is: Three hours

When you consume alcohol, it is absorbed into your bloodstream and then distributed to other parts of your body. The liver is responsible for processing the alcohol and breaking it down into different components that can be eliminated from your body. One average, it takes the liver about one hour to process one standard drink. Therefore, if you have consumed three beers in one hour, it will take approximately three hours for all the alcohol to be processed and eliminated from your bloodstream. Option A is incorrect because it only reflects the time it takes for one beer to be processed, not three. Option B is also incorrect because it does not account for the absorption and distribution of alcohol in the body. Option C is incorrect because it is double the amount of time it would take for three beers to be processed. Only option D accurately reflects the time it would take for all the alcohol to leave your bloodstream after consuming three beers in one hour.