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Gear ratios are used in industry. A gear ratio is the com-parison of the number of teeth on two gears. When two gears are meshed, the revolutions per minute (rpm) are inversely proportional to the number of teeth; that is, rpm of large gear Number of teeth on small gear
rpm of small gear Number of teeth on large gear' a. The rpm ratio of the large gear to the small gear is 4:6. If the small gear has 18 teeth, how many teeth does the large gear have?
b. The large gear revolves at 200 rpm and has 60 teeth. How many teeth are there on the small gear, which has an rpm of 600?
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