A battery rated powers a gadget that draws a steady current of

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A battery rated 9 V,  3000 mAh9\,\text{V},\;3000\,\text{mAh} powers a gadget that draws a steady current of 300 mA300\,\text{mA}. Which one of the following changes will approximately double the operating time on a single charge? (a) Decreasing the gadget current to 200 mA200\,\text{mA} while using the same battery (b) Connecting two identical 9 V,  3000 mAh9\,\text{V},\;3000\,\text{mAh} batteries in series to obtain an 18 V18\,\text{V} supply at 300 mA300\,\text{mA} (c) Replacing the battery with one rated 9 V,  6000 mAh9\,\text{V},\;6000\,\text{mAh} while keeping the current 300 mA300\,\text{mA} (d) Replacing the battery with one rated 12 V,  3000 mAh12\,\text{V},\;3000\,\text{mAh} while keeping the current 300 mA300\,\text{mA}

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