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Late in the evening at the FSA campsite, your team is using just ine electic socket to supply all appliances with power. This socket has a single phase with 230V AC (RMS) and a 16A fuse. The lights in your tem tent use 100W. Cooking dinner for the hungry team on an electric stove uses 2500W. Six laptops, to prepare static events tomorrow, are plugged into the chargers at 65W each.A very hungry team member wants to make some popcorn in the microwave using 800W. How many laptops does he have to unplug to not blow the fuse which will not trip when plugging in / starting an appliance but will trip exactly at the specified power rating in the time it takes the popcorn to cook)
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0
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4
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2
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Fuse will blow even if all laptops are unplugged
Correct Answer
C. 2Explanation
Total Power = 100W + 2500W + 390W + 800W = 3790W
max power that 16A fuse can handle = 16* 230 =3680W
power to cut to use microwave = 110W
Since 1 laptop consumes 65W, unplug 2 LaptopsRate this question:
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