SOLUTION: Can you help me with this? Earth's diameter is approximately four times the moon's and both bodies are spheres. What is the ratio of their volumes? Thanks!!

SOLUTION: Can you help me with this? Earth's diameter is approximately four times the moon's and both bodies are spheres. What is the ratio of their volumes? Thanks!!

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Earth's diameter is approximately four times the moon's and both bodies are spheres. What is the ratio of their volumes?

Thanks!!
Answer by longjonsilver(2297) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
volume is proportional to

so if radius (or diameter) of Earth is x4 that of the moon, then
the volume of Earth is approximately x that of the moon:

--> Earth volume is approximately 64 times that of the moon.

jon.

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