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Let V be the voltage across each bulb.
Total voltage = 2.5 V = V = $\frac{15}{2.5}$ = 6
But voltage across parallel bulbs = $\frac{V}{2}= \frac{6}{2}$ = 3 V
johnmulu answered the question on May 23, 2017 at 13:24
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