Percent Change Of current when the switch is closed

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The discussion centers on calculating the percent change in current when a switch is closed in a circuit with a 1.50 V battery and internal resistance. Various calculations were attempted, yielding results of -3.86%, 4.02%, and others, all deemed incorrect. The issue arises from the practical observation that bulb A dims slightly when the switch is closed, despite theoretical expectations. The internal resistance of the battery and the resistance of the bulb are critical factors in understanding this behavior. A circuit diagram is requested to clarify the problem further.
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By what percent does the current through A change when the switch is closed?

I found the value of the current to be .174 A when the switch is closed and value of the current when the switch is open to be .181 A.
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(.174A-.181A)/.181A=-3.86% but it says it wrong, and I did (.181A-.174A)/.174A =4.02% but this was wrong too. I've tried 3.87%,3.86%,-3.87%,-3.67%,4.02%, and -4.02% but all were wrong. I'm really not sure what to do here.
 
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Is there a circuit diagram?
 
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Here is the actual problem; For an ideal battery (r = 0 Ω), closing the switch in (Figure 1)does not affect the brightness of bulb A. In practice, bulb A dims just a little when the switch closes. To see why, assume that the 1.50 V battery has an internal resistance r = 0.30 Ω and that the resistance of a glowing bulb is R = 8.00 Ω.
 

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