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Incandescent lights operate at the same wattage as fluorescent lights to give out same amount of light.

a. True
b. False

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I think the answer is false.
User Jesse Luke Orange
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That's false. Fluorescent lights are more efficient, and so a lower-wattage fluorescent light will produce the same amount of light as a higher wattage incandescent. Less energy is lost in the electric power to light conversion.

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