The sun has a mass 333,000 times that of the earth. For a person on earth, the average distance to the center of the sun is 23,500 times the distance to the center of the earth. In magnitude, what is the ratio of the sun's gravitational force on you to the earth's gravitational force on you?

The sun has a mass 333,000 times that of the earth. For a person on earth, the average distance to the center of the sun is 23,500 times the distance to the center of the earth. In magnitude, what is the ratio of the sun's gravitational force on you to the earth's gravitational force on you?

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