Two stars are the same distance from earth

MATHEMATICS · Subjective · CBSE · Mathematics · Proportional Reasoning · Proportional Reasoning

Problem

Two stars are the same distance from earth, and their apparent brightnesses are 9.0×10−12 W m−29.0 \times 10^{-12}\,\mathrm{W\,m^{-2}} (star A) and 3.0×10−13 W m−23.0 \times 10^{-13}\,\mathrm{W\,m^{-2}} (star B). Calculate the ratio of the luminosity of star A to that of star B.

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