Moments, levers and gears

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Question 19
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Figure 1 shows a gear system used in a motorized conveyor belt.

An electric motor turns the large gear wheel. The teeth of the large gear wheel lock into the teeth of the small gear wheel, causing it to turn.

A diagram showing two meshed gear wheels. The larger gear wheel on the left has 45 teeth and is labelled 'Large gear wheel'. The smaller gear wheel on the right has 15 teeth and is labelled 'Small gear wheel'. An arrow indicates the rotation of the gears.

The large gear wheel has 45 teeth.

The small gear wheel has 15 teeth.

The large gear wheel turns 4 times each second.

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

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