why is current lower in a serie circuit than a parralel one?

Question

i have had conflicting views on this.

1) it stays the same because current is always the same

or

2) it is lower b/c there is a direct relationship btw current and voltage and in a parallel circuit, the voltage is higher so so must be the current

Answer 1

Please stop posting this question. Your "conflicting"views are inane, neither answers the question. You need to do some thought with basic Ohm's Law.

http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_1/chpt_5/2.html