SOLUTION: a GEAR WITH 48 TEETH MAKES 5 RPM AND WEBS WITH A GEAR HAVING 20 TEETH WHICH IN TURN WEBS WITH A GEAR HAVING 16 TEETH . WHAT IS THE SPEED OF THE SMALLEST GEAR/ SOMEONE CAN YOU HELP

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Question 181293: a GEAR WITH 48 TEETH MAKES 5 RPM AND WEBS WITH A GEAR HAVING 20 TEETH WHICH IN TURN WEBS WITH A GEAR HAVING 16 TEETH . WHAT IS THE SPEED OF THE SMALLEST GEAR/
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GEAR WITH 48 TEETH MAKES 5 RPM AND WEBS WITH A GEAR HAVING 20 TEETH WHICH IN TURN WEBS WITH A GEAR HAVING 16 TEETH . WHAT IS THE SPEED OF THE SMALLEST GEAR/
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When you have gears "in series", you can find the rpm without considering any gears in the middle - only the 1st and last matter. All the ones in middle cancel out.
So, 48 teeth at 5 rpm gives the 16 tooth gear 48/16 times the 5 rpm.
= 15 rpm. (smaller gears turn faster)