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The ratio of the radius of the earth to that of moon is `10`. The ratio of acceleration due to gravity on the earth and on the moon is `6`. What is the ratio (in intergral value) of the escape velocity from the earth's surface to that from the moon?

A

10

B

6

C

1.66

D

7.74

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