Estimate the ratio of the diameter of the sun to the moon

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Through the total eclipse of the sun, the moon just obscures the sun. The distance from the earth to the moon is 3.84×10⁸ m and the distance from the earth to the sun is 1.50×10¹¹ m. Estimate the ratio of the diameter of the sun to the moon.

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