While at a bar, Jake drank 3 ounces of whiskey. Based on this information, Jake consumed about the same amount of alcohol that's in _____ 12-oz cans of regular beer.

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A standard drink in the United States contains roughly 0.6 ounces of pure alcohol. Generally, this amount of alcohol is found in 1.5 ounces of distilled spirits (around 40% alcohol by volume), 5 ounces of wine (about 12% alcohol by volume), or 12 ounces of regular beer (about 5% alcohol by volume). Since Jake drank 3 ounces of whiskey, assuming the whiskey is around 40% alcohol by volume, he consumed the equivalent of about two standard drinks, which is roughly the same amount of alcohol found in two 12-oz cans of regular beer.

While at a Bar, Jake Drank 3 Ounces of Whiskey