Understanding Alcohol Content: Beer vs Whiskey

Explanation:

The statement is False.

To determine if a 12 oz. serving of beer containing 5% alc./vol. has the same amount of pure alcohol as a 1.5 oz. serving of whiskey with 40% alc./vol., we need to calculate the amount of alcohol in each.

For the beer, we have a 12 oz. (355 mL) serving with a 5% alc./vol. This means there are 5% alcohol in every 100 mL, so in 355 mL, we have (355 mL/100 mL) * 5% = 17.75 mL of alcohol.

For the whiskey, we have a 1.5 oz. serving with a 40% alc./vol. This means there are 40% alcohol in every 100 mL, so in 44.36 mL (1.5 oz.) we have (44.36 mL/100 mL) * 40% = 17.74 mL of alcohol.

Therefore, the 12 oz. serving of beer has a slightly higher amount of pure alcohol (17.75 mL) compared to the 1.5 oz. serving of whiskey (17.74 mL), so the statement is False.