Two resistors of and are connected separately across the same battery

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Problem

Two resistors of

4\,\Omega

and

8\,\Omega

are connected separately across the same

12\,\text{V}

battery. Calculate the ratio of the power consumed by the

4\,\Omega

resistor to that consumed by the

8\,\Omega

resistor. State which resistor dissipates more power.