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The diameter of the moon is approximately one-fourth of the diameter of the earth.What fraction of the volume of the earth is the volume of the moon?

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To find the fraction of the volume of the Earth that is the volume of the Moon, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Define the diameters Let the diameter of the Earth be \( D \). According to the problem, the diameter of the Moon is approximately one-fourth of the diameter of the Earth. Therefore, we can express the diameter of the Moon as: \[ D_{moon} = \frac{1}{4} D \] ...
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