The amount of water flowing in the river is equal to the sum of the amounts of water flowing in the individual streams. If we divide both sides of the final equation by V T , we get the relationship b...The amount of water flowing in the river is equal to the sum of the amounts of water flowing in the individual streams. If we divide both sides of the final equation by V T , we get the relationship between the total resistance of the circuit and the individual parallel resistances in the circuit. The total current through the circuit would be the sum of the three currents in the individual resistors.