An average American household uses about 1.04 x 10^(4) kWh (kilowatt hours) of electricity a year. If a power station generates 2.496 × 10^(10) 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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The number of households that can be served by the power station can be calculated by dividing the total electricity generated by the power station in a year by the electricity used by an average American household in a year.
Number of households = (2.496 x 10^(10) kWh) / (1.04 x 10^(4) kWh)
Number of households = 2.4 x 10^(10-4)
Number of households = 2.4 x 10^(6)
Therefore, the power station can serve 2.4 x 10^(6) households.