If you found a galaxy with an H emission line that had a wavelength of 756.3 nm, what would be the galaxy's distance if the Hubble constant is 70 km/s/Mpc? (Note that the rest wavelength of the H emission line is 656.3 nm.)
A) 650 Mpc
B) 760 Mpc
C) 3,200 Mpc
D) 6,400 Mpc
E) 7,600 Mpc
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