Labo Élec
electrical lab simulator
Exercise from the chapter "Resistor networks"
Level 4 of 5 · Skills: Calculate
R1 = 220 Ω is in series with the group R2 = 330 Ω ∥ R3 = 1000 Ω; the whole is supplied at 12 V. Compute the total current drawn from the source.
Parametric exercise: the values change with every draw; these are one example.
Guided problem in 3 steps: unknown, formula, units, data, result.
R23 = 330 × 1000 / (330 + 1000); Req = 220 + R23 = 468 Ω; I = 12 / Req = 25.6 mA.