An 1647 w toaster, a 1592 w electric frying pan, and a 81 w lamp are plugged into the same outlet in a 120-v circuit. (the three devices are in parallel when plugged into the same socket.). what current is drawn by the frying pan

Since all of the appliances ... and everything else in the house that's

plugged into a wall outlet ... are all in parallel, they don't have any

effect on each other. They don't know about each other. The

question asks about the frying pan, so the toaster and the lamp

have no effect on the answer.

The frying pan has 120 V applied to it, and it produces 1592 watts

of heat.

Power = (voltage) · (current)

1592 watts = (120 v) · (current)

Divide each side by 120v:

Current = (1592 watts) / (120 volts)

Current = 13.27 Amperes