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The diameter of the moon is approximately one fourth of the diameter of the earth. Find  the ratio of their surface areas.

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To find the ratio of the surface areas of the Moon and the Earth, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Define the diameters Let the diameter of the Earth be \( d_2 \) and the diameter of the Moon be \( d_1 \). According to the problem, the diameter of the Moon is one fourth of the diameter of the Earth: \[ d_1 = \frac{1}{4} d_2 \] ...
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