SOLUTION: I have problems with story problems. This particular one is confusing me. The mass of the known universe is about 10 to the 23rd power solar masses, which is 10 to the 50th pow

Question 801229: I have problems with story problems. This particular one is confusing me.
The mass of the known universe is about 10 to the 23rd power solar masses, which is 10 to the 50th power metric tons. How many metric tons is one solar mass?
I know that 10 to the 23rd power is 10x10 23 times and 10 to the 50th power is 10x10 50 times.
The way I'm reading this problem the answer is 10 to the 50th power.
Please send me the answer and how you solved it.
Thank You!
Samantha
Answer by KMST(5328) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The problem gives the mass of the known universe as
times the mass of the sun, and as
metric tons

If you are studying algebra, writing equations with for a variable, and solving them:
= mass of the sun in metric tons
= mass of the known universe in metric tons, but also
= mass of the known universe in metric tons, so
is your equation.
Solving:
--> --> -->

Without algebra:
If times the mass of the sun is metric tons,
suns (all together would have a mass of metric tons,
so the mass of just one sun is metric tons � , and that is

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