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A toaster plugged into the wall, (120 volts), uses 14 amps of electricity. What is the resistance of the the toaster?

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Answer:

8.57 ohms

Step-by-step explanation:

V=IR where V is voltage and I is current.

so here we will appy V/I=R

120/14

which gives us 8.57 correct to three significant figures

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