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PROJECT NAME:

     JEEP                                             A TIME FOR A RIDDLE










                                                              ✓ A small gear (8) drives a large

                                                                  gear (40).  An 8 gear is attached


                                                                  on the same axle as the large

                                                                  gear.  The second 8 gear then


                                                                  drives another 40 gear.  How


                                                                  many turns will the second 40

                                                                  gear make after one full rotation


                                                                  of the first small gear?





                                                              ✓ Ans:   1/25





                                                              Gear ratio helps us understand the


                                                              rotation of the driven gear by the

                                                              driver gear.
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