Okay, the total current = V/Rtotal = 12/360 = 0.0333A or 33.3mA. To find the current through each resistor you must first find the voltage drop across each of the two parallel combinations using deltaV = IR. So the voltage drop across both parallel combinations rounds to approx 6V each (if I had...
Okay - I think you mean it can be simplified like this:
1) separate it into two parallel combinations in series with each other (top)
2) simplify each parallel combination into single approximate values using the formula 1/Rparallel = 1/R1 + 1/R2 , which comes to approx. 180 ohms each (middle)...
Note: this isn't an actual problem from a textbook; it is something that I've been wondering about because I was never taught how to do this in school or in my physics textbook.
Homework Statement
In this very basic circuit, how do you determine the direction and value of current through...