The image shows the right-hand rule being used for a current-carrying wire. an illustration with a right hand with fingers curled and thumb pointed up. which statement describes what the hand shows? when the current flows down the wire, the magnetic field flows out on the left side of the wire and in on the right side of the wire. when the current flows up the wire, the magnetic field flows out on the left side of the wire and in on the right side of the wire. when the current flows down the wire, the magnetic field flows in on the left side of the wire and out on the right side of the wire. when the current flows up the wire, the magnetic field flows in on the left side of the wire and out on the right side of the wire.