Question: How would the pattern in the last question be different if instead of one slit, there were two slits, each 0 . 0 2 mm

How would the pattern in the last question be different if instead of one slit, there were two slits, each 0.02mm wide, separated by 0.4mm (instead of 0.2mm). Again assume that the slits are vertical.
The big envelope becomes wider, so that more of the small lines fit within it.
The thinnest lines would be half the distance apart, so there are more of them in each big envelope.
Nothing changes: the same amount of light comes through the slits.
The big envelope becomes narrower, so that fewer of the small lines fit within it.
The thinest lines would be twice as far apart, so there are fewer of them in each big one.

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