If a galaxy has a radial velocity of 8000 km/sec and the Hubble constant is 70 km/sec/Mpc, what is the distance to this galaxy?
a. 8.75 x 103 Mpc
b. 2.4 x 109 Mpc
c. 5.6 x 105 Mpc
d. 114 Mpc
e. 8.75 x 10-3 Mpc
D
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