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The diameter of the moon is about 3,476 kilometers. The distance from Earth to the moon is about 384,400 kilometers.About how many moons could be lined up in a row between Earth and the moon? Round to the nearest whole number.

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384,400 ÷ 3,476
about 110.587 moons

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Answer: About 111 of moons could be lined up in a row between Earth and the moon .

Explanation:

Given : The diameter of the moon is about 3,476 kilometers.

The distance from Earth to the moon is about 384,400 kilometers.

Then , the number of moons could be lined up in a row between Earth and the moon will be :-


384,400/3,476\\\\=110.586881473\approx111\text{ Rounded to the nearest whole number }

Hence, about 111 of moons could be lined up in a row between Earth and the moon .

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