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can anyone help with the following question:
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answer is apparently A, but all my working out leads to C
 

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i understand c logically makes no sense, and a is just 1/2.3... but i just want to know the correct working out
 

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now i just feel like an idiot :/

here i think is the correct working i think... just mixed up my variables
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heres the question for a future students google search:
8 The Earth is approximately 150 × 106 km from the Sun, and Mars is a further 78 × 106 km from Earth. How much is the intensity of light from the Sun reduced at Mars compared to Earth? A The intensity of light at Mars is 0.4 times the intensity at Earth. B The intensity of light at Mars is 0.2 times the intensity at Earth. C The intensity of light at Mars is 2.3 times the intensity at Earth. D The intensity of light at Mars is 0.3 times the intensity at Earth.
 

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