A car headlight bulb working on a 12 V car battery draws a current of 0.5 A. The resistance of the light bulb is:
(a) $0.5 Ω$ (b) $6 Ω$ (c) $12 Ω$ (d) $24 Ω$

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$R space equals space V over I space equals space fraction numerator 12 over denominator 0.5 end fraction space equals space 24 space o h m s$
So, the correct option is (d).

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A car headlight bulb working on a 12 V car battery draws a current of 0.5 A. The resistance of the light bulb is: (a) 0.5Ω (b) 6Ω (c) 12Ω (d) 24Ω

So, the correct option is (d).

A car headlight bulb working on a 12 V car battery draws a current of 0.5 A. The resistance of the light bulb is:
(a) $0.5 Ω$ (b) $6 Ω$ (c) $12 Ω$ (d) $24 Ω$

$R space equals space V over I space equals space fraction numerator 12 over denominator 0.5 end fraction space equals space 24 space o h m s$
So, the correct option is (d).