Moments, levers and gears

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Question 29
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Figure 1 shows a system of gears used in a kinetic wind-up sculpture.

Diagram of a gear system with two meshed gears, A and B. Gear A is the larger wheel with 32 teeth and an arrow showing it rotates anticlockwise. Gear B is the smaller wheel with 8 teeth and meshes directly with Gear A.

Gear wheel A rotates anticlockwise at a rate of 0.5 revolutions per minute.

Calculate the rotation rate of gear wheel B in revolutions per hour.

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