You Have a Parallel Circuit in a House That Operates

question 141

Multiple Choice

You have a parallel circuit in a house that operates on 120 V with several outlets for plugging in appliances and it has a 20 A fuse in the circuit.What is the maximum number of 600-W appliances that can be plugged into the outlets without "blowing" the fuse? Assume that if the current flow exceeds the rating of the fuse,it will blow.

• A)2
• B)4
• C)5
• D)7

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Frequency Distribution

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