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Solve for the following problems. Show the complete solution and box your final answer. Final answers
should be rounded up to two decimal places. Use the back of this paper if the spaces are not enough for
your solutions.
1.

Two resistors, R1 = 3.0 and R2 = 5.0 were connected in series with an 18.4.0 V dry-cell.
a. What is the equivalent resistance?
b. What is the total current in the circuit?
c.

What is the amount of current on each resistor?

d. What is the voltage across each resistor?

2.

Calculate the monthly (30 days) cost of a standard refrigerator with 256 watts, running
continuously in a location were electricity costs 4.50 per kilowatt hour.

10 Quiz 1

* Property of STI
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