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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?

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do dougfaunt · Mar 12, 2015

The correct answer is D, not C

sa sailorJ87 · Apr 1, 2015

Yeah, that's what I thought as well.

Sh Shawn · Apr 17, 2015

It looks like the Coast Guard has this question duplicated in their database and with different answers...

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Engine: Electricity

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?

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