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| Two 100 watt light bulbs rated at 100 volts are connected in parallel across a 100 volt power supply. What will be the total power consumed by the two bulbs? | |
| A) 50 watts | |
| B) 66.7 watts | |
| C) 100 watts | |
| D) 200 watts | |
| Posted: 12 Mar 2015 11:33 UTC | Post #1 |
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| dougfaunt Engine |
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| The correct answer is D, not C | |
| Posted: 01 Apr 2015 09:21 UTC | Post #2 |
| sailorJ87 Deck & Engine |
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| Yeah, that's what I thought as well. | |
| Posted: 17 Apr 2015 09:59 UTC | Post #3 |
| Shawn Deck & Engine |
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| It looks like the Coast Guard has this question duplicated in their database and with different answers... Coast Guard Electricity PDF #188 (on page 42 in pdf) / USCGQ link here #41 (on page 125 in pdf) / (this question) |
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| Last edited: 17 Apr 2015 10:02 MDT by Shawn | |
| Posted: 07 Aug 2022 08:11 UTC | Post #4 |
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