Hubble Originally Estimated the "Hubble Constant" to Be About 500

question 6

Multiple Choice

Hubble originally estimated the "Hubble constant" to be about 500 km/s/Mpc.What age of the universe would such a number imply?

• A) 2 billion years
• B) 13.8 billion years
• C) 16 billion years
• D) 250 million years
• E) 500 million years

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