What is the maximum power rating of a kettle

[daewoo]

Hey, i got a circuit question, and I'm not sure if i did it right, and was wondering if anyone could show me how to do it

A 750W microwave oven is plugged into an outlet and turned on. All three lights are on. What is the maximum power rating of a kettle that could be operated in the other outlet without burning out the fuse.

a) 1.80 x 10^3W
b) 7.50 x 10^2W
c) 1.05 x 10^3W
d) 9.50 x 10^2W

What i did is, for each awnser i took the power reading and divided it by the total voltage, since P = IV P/V = I, i found out that the 1800W one produced a current of 15A and that was my awnser, but my other friends got 1500Wats as the

 

[Integral]

Perhaps you need to consider the load presented by the microwave and the lightbulbs?

 

[daewoo]

if we consider the bulbs then it be 300W + 750Wats added which is 1.05 x 10^3 but that doesn't equal the total power it can reach.

 

[lightgrav]

that's right, how much reserve power remains for the tea-kettle?

 

[daewoo]

hmm Okay So i have 1050Wats/120V = 8.75 A so then 750/120 = 6.25 together they equal 15, so then would it be 750? but I'm not counting the inital current of 2.5A so I'm doing somethin wrong.

 

[lightgrav]

what initial current of 2.5 A? Everything adds up to 1800 Watts.

 

[daewoo]

i don't think it is 1800wats, because that ALONE = 15A, and we still haven't included the 750W microwave + the 300Wats of lightbulbs

 

[lightgrav]

Pay attention!
EVERYTHING adds up to 1800 Watts.
1050 Watts already on, + 750 Watts kettle.