A fan, electric heater, and lamp are connected in parallel across a 120-V line. The resistances are Rlamp = 148 ?, Rheater = 32 ?, and Rfan = 48 ?. What is the total current supplied to the circuit?

a. 17.0 A
b. 7.06 A
c. 0.526 A
d. 1.90 A


b

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