To find the number of households that can be served by the power station, we need to divide the total electricity generated by the power station in a year by the average electricity usage of a household in a year.
Number of households = Total electricity generated by power station / Average electricity usage of a household
= (2.496×10^10 kWh) / (1.04×10^4 kWh)
= 2.4×10^6
Therefore, the power station can serve approximately 2.4×10^6 households.
An average American household uses about 1.04×104 kWh (kilowatt hours) of electricity a year. If a power station generates 2.496×1010 kWh per year, how many households can it serve? Write your answer in scientific notation, expressed to the exact decimal place.(1 point)
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