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The total charge that an automobile battery can supply without being recharged is given in terms of ampere- hours. A typical 12-V battery has a rating of 60 ampere- hours (60 A for 1 h, 30 A for 2 h, and so on). Suppose that you forget to turn the headlights off in your parked automobile. If each of the two headlights draws 3 A, how long will it be before your battery is "dead"?

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QUESTION:

The total charge that an automobile battery can supply without being recharged is given in terms of ampere- hours. A typical 12-V battery has a rating of 60 ampere- hours (60 A for 1 h, 30 A for 2 h, and so on). Suppose that you forget to turn the headlights off in your parked automobile. If each of the two headlights draws 3 A, how long will it be before your battery is "dead"?

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Given the typical  battery has a rating of  ampere-hours ( that is it spend  for one hour,   for two hours, and so on).

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