In houshold wiring, the outlets of two rooms are placed in parallel on a single circuit. How many 100 Watt light bulbs could you run on a circuit that had a 15 amp circuit breaker (maximum of 15 amps total)? Assume that the voltage is 120 volts.

In houshold wiring, the outlets of two rooms are placed in parallel on a single circuit. How many 100 Watt light bulbs could you run on a circuit that had a 15 amp circuit breaker (maximum of 15 amps total)? Assume that the voltage is 120 volts.

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