Circuit Problem with Wattages instead of Resistances

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Homework Statement


there is a 110-V battery serving as a voltage source, and the circuit goes like:

from the battery, there is a 100-Watt bulb connected, then the circuit branches into two parallel wires each with 100-Watt bulbs, then the wires rejoin and lead back to the battery, find everything you can.


Homework Equations


P=VI
R=V/I


The Attempt at a Solution


I don't even know where to begin, I tried finding the current but realized that I needed the Power too to solve, and I don't know how to get the power either.
 
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Imagine a single 100W bulb connected directly to 110V battery. Can you calculate current?
 
Try to figure out the effective resistance of the circuit first.
 
NeoDevin said:
Try to figure out the effective resistance of the circuit first.

it's 3R/2 but i still don't know R
 
aznshark4 said:
it's 3R/2 but i still don't know R

Consider a single light bulb on a simple circuit. That's what the 100W power rating is (generally) defined for.
 
As if I were reading my earlier post
 
Borek said:
As if I were reading my earlier post

Sometimes people need to be told more than once.