What happens to the gravitational force between two objects if their masses do not change but the distance between them becomes four times as much?

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Gravitational force is inversely proportional to square of distance. Therefore 4 times further, which means 16times less gravitational force or pull between the bodies.
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The gravitational force between two bodies reduces 16 times ,as gravitational force is directly proportional to product of the two masses and inversely proportional to square of their distances.
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Mechanical Engineer

Force decreases by 16 times.
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Curiosity is my talent

Since gravitational force is inversely proportional to square of distance , hence 4 times farther means 16times less gravitational force or pull between the bodies. G.F = m*m1*k/d*d
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Math magician

Force reduces to 1/16 th of normal force
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my students are fools and I am a super fool

The gravitational force will become one sixteenth due to the fact that this force is inversely proportional to the square of the radius.
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Gravitational Force is inversely propoprtional to the square of the distance . New force will be 16 times the original
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Physics- thats all

force reduces by 1/16
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decreases
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1/16 of previous gravitational force
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