4. Two machines (e. g., elevators) might do identical jobs (e. g., lift 10 passengers three floors) and yet the machines might have different power outputs. Explain how this can be so.

Ohm's law tells you that i = v/r where v is equivalent voltage and r is equivalent resistance of the circuit
since all circuits have the same voltage, your question is really asking which circuit has the lowest total resistance, since the lower the resistance, the higher the current
circuit a has a resistance of 5 ohms; circuit c is in series so has a resistance of 10 ohms; circuit b is in parallel and therefore has a resistance of 2.5 ohms (review your notes on adding resistances in parallel and series); therefore b has the highest current

Since the pully is a simple machine so the mechanical advantage is a 1

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