Problema Solution
Astronomers measure distances in light years, the distance light travels in 1 year: 1 light year=9.46*10^13 kilos. The size of our galaxy spans a distance of 100,000 light years. In scientific notation , how many kilos is that?
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9.46 * 10 ^13 * 10 ^ 5
= 9.46 * 10 ^ 18 kilos