If a galaxy has a radial velocity of 8,000 km/sec and the Hubble constant is 70 km/sec/Mpc, what is the distance to this galaxy?   a. 8.75 × 103 Mpc   b. 2.4 × 109 Mpc   c. 5.6 × 105 Mpc   d. 114 Mpc   e. 8.75 × 10-3 Mpc

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If a galaxy has a radial velocity of 8,000 km/sec and the Hubble constant is 70 km/sec/Mpc, what is the distance to this galaxy?
  a.
8.75 × 103 Mpc
  b.
2.4 × 109 Mpc
  c.
5.6 × 105 Mpc
  d.
114 Mpc
  e.
8.75 × 10-3 Mpc
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