Figuring Out Current Above the Junction: A Puzzling Problem

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Homework Statement



In the figure, what is the current in the wire above the junction?


Homework Equations



V=IR or I=V/R

The Attempt at a Solution


I am really confused as to what "above the junction" means. I tried to add the voltages and add the resistors and divide them to get the current and it didn't work. Then I tried to just do the top voltage and resistor (so it would be three) and that didn't work either. What am I doing wrong?
 
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  • Circuit schematic: a 2 Ω resistor with a −6 V + source in series on the left branch, joined at a junction to a vertical 5 Ω resistor with a 10 V source below; current labeled I flows in the wire above the junction.
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What does Kirchhoff's Current Law say?

Above the junction, current is labelled as I