The patient is recommended to take 24 ounces of coffee per day.
<u>Step-by-step explanation:</u>
Patient normal intake of coffee daily = 5 times 12 ounces
= 5 × 12 = 60 ounces
Doctor recommends to cut off 60 % of the normal intake of coffee.
And advised to take only 40 % of the daily intake of coffee.
So 60 % of 60 ounces can be calculated as,
= 36 ounces
40 % of 60 ounces is 24 ounces.
So 60 - 36 = 24 ounces of coffee per day