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Electric current and circuit

Problem

In an experiment, Pooja measures that a bunch of electrons with a net charge of magnitude, q=17 C, passes through an indicator bulb from point A to point B in time, t=85 s.
What is the current, I, passing through the bulb?
AB
BA
Direction of I:
Value of I=
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/4
  • an exact decimal, like 0.75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12 pi or 2/3 pi
A