Moments, levers and gears

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Question 7
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Figure 1 shows a gear mechanism used in a conveyor belt drive system.

A conveyor belt system showing a large gear wheel connected by a metal chain to a smaller gear wheel. The large gear is labeled 'Drive gear (60 teeth)' and the small gear is labeled 'Driven gear (15 teeth)'.

The motor turns the large gear wheel.

The large gear wheel moves the chain, which turns the small gear wheel.

  • The large gear wheel has 60 teeth.
  • The small gear wheel has 15 teeth.
  • The large gear wheel turns 3 times each second.

Calculate the number of times that the small gear wheel turns each second.

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