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Bulbs connected in series or parallel

Problem

Adam has two bulbs of the following power ratings.
BulbPower rating
start text, A, end text6, point, 0, space, start text, V, end text, slash, 18, space, start text, W, end text
start text, B, end text6, point, 0, space, start text, V, end text, slash, 4, point, 0, space, start text, W, end text
He connects them in series across a 220, space, start text, V, end text battery, as shown.
What is the power dissipated by each bulb?
  • Power dissipated by bulb start text, A, end text, equals
    • Your answer should be
    • an integer, like 6
    • a simplified proper fraction, like 3, slash, 5
    • a simplified improper fraction, like 7, slash, 4
    • a mixed number, like 1, space, 3, slash, 4
    • an exact decimal, like 0, point, 75
    • a multiple of pi, like 12, space, start text, p, i, end text or 2, slash, 3, space, start text, p, i, end text
    start text, W, end text
  • Power dissipated by bulb start text, B, end text, equals
    • Your answer should be
    • an integer, like 6
    • a simplified proper fraction, like 3, slash, 5
    • a simplified improper fraction, like 7, slash, 4
    • a mixed number, like 1, space, 3, slash, 4
    • an exact decimal, like 0, point, 75
    • a multiple of pi, like 12, space, start text, p, i, end text or 2, slash, 3, space, start text, p, i, end text
    start text, W, end text
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