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 by the electricity used by an average household.
2.496×10^10 kWh / 1.04×10^4 kWh = 2.4×10^6 households
Therefore, the power station can serve 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.
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