Wire sizes are being discussed. Technician A says an AWG 20 gauge wire is larger than an AWG 22 gauge wire. Technician B says a metric 1.0 gauge wire is smaller than a metric .8 gauge wire.
A)A only
B)B only
C)both A and B
D)neither A nor B

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Technician A is correct because in the American Wire Gauge (AWG) system, a lower gauge number means a larger wire diameter. Therefore, an AWG 20 gauge wire is indeed larger than an AWG 22 gauge wire. Technician B is incorrect because in metric wire sizes, a larger number indicates a larger diameter, so a metric 1.0 gauge wire is larger, not smaller, than a metric .8 gauge wire.

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