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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
dougfaunt
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The correct answer is D, not C
Posted: 01 Apr 2015 09:21 UTC  Post #2
sailorJ87
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Yeah, that's what I thought as well.
Posted: 17 Apr 2015 09:59 UTC  Post #3
Shawn
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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)
Last edited: 17 Apr 2015 10:02 MDT by Shawn
Posted: 07 Aug 2022 08:11 UTC  Post #4
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