To find the resistance of an entire series-parallel circuit,
A) combine the parallel resistances in each bank and add the series resistance
B) combine the series resistances in each bank and add the parallel resistances
C) measure the total current and divide the applied voltage into it
D) measure the total power and multiply it by applied voltage

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To find the total resistance in a series-parallel circuit, you first combine the resistances of components that are in parallel (calculating their equivalent resistance), and then add the resistances of components that are in series, including the equivalent resistances of the parallel components. This method simplifies the circuit step by step until you have a single equivalent resistance for the entire circuit.

To Find the Resistance of an Entire Series-Parallel Circuit