A 12-V battery, a 12-ohm resistor and a 4-ohm resistor are connected. The current in the 12-ohm resistor is ____ that in the 4-ohm resistor. 1/3 1/2 2/3 three times

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A 12-V battery, a 12-ohm resistor and a 4-ohm resistor are connected. The current in the 12-ohm resistor is ____ that in the 4-ohm resistor.

  1. 1/3
  2. 1/2
  3. 2/3
  4. three times
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