What is the resistance of a household

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Question: A typical american family uses 1000 kWh of electricity a month.

What is the average rms current in the 120 V power line to the house?

On average, what is the resistance of a household?

The back of the book says the answer to part 1 is 12 A, and the Resistance is 10 ohms.

Can someone please explain how these results are obtained?

The response must be typed, single spaced, must be in times new roman font (size 12) and must follow the APA format.

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