Current in 20-ohm resistor with battery in parallel branch

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Homework Statement



In the circuit shown, find the current in the 20-ohm resistor and the potential difference between points X and Y.


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The Attempt at a Solution



I've never really ran into a problem where the battery is in the parallel branches with resistors. The voltage drop of the parallel branch surely can't be 25V otherwise there would no voltage drop over the other resistors which are in series.

I am quite lost with this question. Could someone please explain in full how they got their answer?

Thanks.
 
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  • Circuit schematic with a 25 V battery in a branch between points X and Y, containing 10 ohm, 10 ohm and 5 ohm resistors in parallel, a 5 ohm resistor in series, and a 20 ohm resistor on the lower wire.
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Rearrange/redraw the circuit so that it looks more familiar. eg with the battery on the left with +ve at the top...
 
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  • Circuit schematic: a battery with a series resistor on the left branch, feeding three parallel branches; two resistors in the middle branches and a branch with two resistors in series on the right.
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