6) Consider again the cabin in Problem 6. The electrician plans the wiring so th

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6) Consider again the cabin in Problem 6. The electrician plans the wiring so that 25% of the 50-amp service is devoted to lighting. A few days later, you visit the local home improvement store to buy the light fixtures for your new cabin, and you select ones that have a rating of 250 W. How many light fixtures will you be able to install in your new cabin and remain within the 25% power budget? Note: you must clearly mark your answer (for example, highlight it in red) and you must provide an explanation of your answer to receive credit. Review: course textbook reading on

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P = V*I; (house hold voltage varies from country to country, for example in US it is 110V(I guess), in India it is 220V) you should decide which to use ,based upon the country, I am using the US voltage for you..

250*x = 110*50*0.25
x = 5.5;

so answer is b) 6

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