You observe the peak brightnesses of two white dwarf supernovae. Supernova A is only 1/4 as bright as Supernova B. What can you say about their relative distances?

A) Supernova A is twice as far away as Supernova B.
B) Supernova A is four times as far away as Supernova B.
C) Supernova B is four times as far away as Supernova A.
D) Supernova B is twice as far away as Supernova A.
E) We can't say anything about their relative distances because we do not have enough information.


A) Supernova A is twice as far away as Supernova B.

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